Cobre Valley Casserole
We live in southeastern Arizona, in a part of the state known as Cobre Valley. Cobre is Spanish for copper, which is mined here. People in this area have enjoyed variations of this recipe for many years. —Carolyn Deming, Miami, Arizona
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It seemed like de-constructed tacos. More work than its worth.
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Tried this recipe during the Covid-19 crisis! I did not have fresh tomatoes or fresh green onions. I actually added some of tortilla chips to the bottom of the dish. Layered some bean dip directly to chips and then the hamburger mixture. We have home canned salsa which I added to top. My husband raved about this. Figure no matter how you add or rearrange this is really good!
My kids loved it so that says it all. Alterations: changed one refried bean to a black bean, and added a can of corn; omitted green chilies and added a lot more cheese and chips. I would put chips on last in the future as they were not as crispy as I would have liked after I put the cheese and olives on top.
I would suggest doubling this recipe, except the refried beans (add 2 15 oz cans of whole kernel corn along with the 2 cans of refried beans and make it in a deep dish 9x13 baking dish. I use my own blend of "Mexican" seasoning mix (less salt). Also I use 1 cup of chopped fresh cilantro. 1 can of whole black olives and add heat to our liking. The 3 stars is due to the extreme skimpiness in portion size. Doubling the recipe gives the 2 of us enough for 3 nights and we don't leave the table hungry or miserably full.
Hi , I' m your neighbor to the west! Made this a million time my family loves it! Only difference I use black beans and green chili's
Very good! Quick and easy dinner with minimal clean up. I used only one can of beans since I'm not a huge fan of them. I still liked the recipe a lot.
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Loved this recipe. It makes a wonderful hot nacho dip too! The only thing I would try when making this dish again would be to us half the amount of re-fried beans.