Weight Watcher’s Mexican Casserole is going to be your favorite new casserole recipe. It’s packed with ground beef, tomatoes, corn, and black beans. I managed to cut back the sodium content down to about 200 mg using no salt added canned food. I’ve been on this low sodium kick lately and I found no salt added corn, black beans, and tomatoes at the grocery store. I even found low sodium taco seasoning. The only ingredients that had sodium in it was the cheese and corn tortillas.
Trying to watch your sodium levels is hard. There is salt in everything pretty much. I’ve been doing a lot of research online trying to find low sodium substitutes. Usually for breakfast I’ll have a greek yogurt and a banana. Star Kist Tuna makes a low sodium tuna so I’m going to try having that for lunch this week.
I hope you like this casserole dish just as much as I did! Serve with your favorite taco condiments such as sour cream, avocado, etc….
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef (drained or rinsed!)
- ½ cup onion (chopped)
- ¼ cup canned jalapeno slices, chopped
- 2 cups fresh tomatoes, chopped or 1 (15 ounce) can diced canned tomatoes
- 1 (15 ounce) can kernel corn (drained)
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 1 (1¼ ounce) package taco seasoning mix
- 8 corn tortillas
- ¾ cup nonfat sour cream
- ⅓ cup reduced-fat Mexican cheese blend, shredded
- ⅓ bunch fresh cilantro, chopped, to taste (or less (or more)
- Brown ground beef and chopped onions in large skillet; brown 10 to 12 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring constantly. Drain all fat from skillet and return beef/onions to skillet.
- Add corn, black beans, tomatoes, chilies/jalapenos and taco seasoning mix; mix well. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile spray 12x8-inch (2-quart) baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Cut each tortilla in half; place 8 halves in bottom of sprayed baking dish, overlapping slightly.
- Spoon half of beef mixture evenly over tortillas. Spoon sour cream over beef mixture; spread evenly. Top with remaining 8 tortilla halves and remaining beef mixture. (Cover tightly with foil & Freeze for later OR cook as directed below…).
- (Thaw overnight if frozen) Heat oven to 350ºF. Bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle with cheese. Cover; let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and serve with fresh chopped lettuce, tomatoes, salsa, black olives, etc… /.
- Makes 6 large Servings at 9 weight watcher pts/each.
Points Plus: 9
Love your blog! Just started Weight Watchers again, first time using the Points Plus. Excited to find so many good recipes on here. Plan on making this one for dinner tonight. Question, when I calculate this using the PointsPlus calculator I get 9 pts? Just wanted to make sure I track this right. Thank you!
Yes, it was 9 points sorry. I updated the recipe. I was basing the nutrition on what it said from food.com and that must have been on the old points plus system. Thanks for letting me know.
I just made this casserole with ground turkey!! (the hubby didn’t even know)
OMGeee!! It was delicious!!!
Thank You or pinning!!!
I love using ground turkey instead of beef sometimes, Thanks!
Make your own Taco Spice Mix and save $ and on the sodium. I found that I had the ingredients and have kept a jar in my spice cabinet.
1/4 c dried minced onions
1/4 c chili powder
3 T salt or salt dub or leave out
4 teaspoon cornstarch
1 T dried minced garlic
1 T ground cumin
1 T crushed red pepper flakes
2 teaspoon beef bullion granules
1 1/2 dried oregano
Thanks Cindy,I love to make my own Taco Spice sometimes!
Silly question…. soft corn tortilla or hard? I’m making this tonight for supper and already had hard but didn’t know if that would change the point value? Also, do the tortills get soggie if you freeze then cook at another time? Thanks so much can’t wait to eat it! 🙂
I used the soft corn tortillas. 🙂
I altered recipe a little. ( Mexican casserole)I used ground turkey instead of hamburger, and I didn’t have jalapenos, so used diced tomatoes w/ chilies.It has good flavor, but seems a little dry. I will use 2 cans of tomatoes next time.
I know it says 6 servings however what is the amount of that serving in grams or ounces?? I want to make this for a pot luck but I am really trying to make sure I stay within my points and want to measure it out a head of time lol
Sorry, I do not figure out the grams or ounces per serving. The nutrition info came from food.com and is pretty accurate, so just make sure to divide the casserole into 6 equal servings.
This recipe looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it. I made something similar with polenta and under 300 calories a piece – http://cookinguphappiness.com/eats/healthy-tamale-casserole/
Love the blog! 🙂
Just made this for dinner and loved it! I also made a few adjustments. I did ground turkey instead of beef. And I used La Tortilla Factory Whole Wheat Low Carb tortillas instead. I don’t do Weight Watchers but I do count calories and these only have 80 calories per tortilla. And because they are bigger, I only used 6. I also used a 13×9 inch (3 qt) casserole dish Because I could see how much mixture there was and knew there was no way a smaller pan was going to work. To finish it off, I used Costco’s Shredded Cheddar/Jack cheese blend because we had a ton left over after a church event. Once it was all said and done, I got 8 servings at only 267 calories each. I am super impressed with the flavor and how easy it was to make. This is definitely a keeper! Thanks for sharing!
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Made this last night with ground turkey. It was really good. Served it over a salad:; topped with avocado, sour cream and salsa. Will definitely be making it again.
Glad you liked it! Avocados would be great on top.
I forgot to buy the corn tortillas so instead I put the mixture over rice, topped with the cheese and put in the oven to melt the cheese. I then topped it with fresh cilantro and nonfat sour cream. It was so good. Don’t know how many WW points. Oh and I used Turkey meat instead of ground beef. We don’t eat red meat.
Why do you cut 8 tortillas in half? Can’t you use 4 whole ones in each of the layers as well?
It’s so they fit in the pan easier. You can do either way.
I’ve been on a low salt diet for 15 years. A good resource is HealthyHeartMarket.com
I froze this and the tortillas were soggy when I reheated. Any suggestions?
Sorry, but I have never tried freezing this casserole before.
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My 6 year-old son and I made this, leaving out the jalapeños and tomatoes. (I added mine later). He absolutely loved it! I used red onions and cooked them with lean ground beef until they were clear, convincing my finicky little man the onions are transparent and to trust me.
The flavor burst in this recipe is amazing! Calantro sets it off! I’m so thankful! It’s guaranteed to be a new family fave…and my little guy’s so excited he was able to help along the way. 🙂 Thanks for sharing.
One of my favorite recipes! Just stumbled upon your site. Excited to explore other WW recipes.
The recipe states that this is 10 SmartPoints for 6 servings but I say phooey! This can be lightened.
I subbed thus: Mission Extra Thin Tortillas, Trader Joe’s 96/4 ground beef, Trader Joe’s lite Mexican Blend Cheese, Trader Joe’s Simply Sour Cream, Trader Joe’s drained Black Beans and their No Sugar Added Whole Kernel Corn.
As run through the Weight Watchers Recipe Builder, with my tweaks, I get FOUR servings for 8 SmartPoints or the original, wimpy 6 servings for 6 SmartPoints.
There are some people that don’t live near a Trader Joe’s Alana….
Made this tonight and it was a huge hit! I didn’t tell anyone it was a WW meal or low sodium until after but that only made them love it more.
I substituted my own spices for the taco packet. I used cumin, paprika, smoked paprika, chili powder, Cayenne, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.