Gluten-Free Mexican Lasagna Casserole

As I shared a while back, although my friend Linda retired her Gluten-Free Homemaker site, she will very graciously be allowing me to share some of her best recipes with you. This gluten-free Mexican Lasagna Casserole recipe is one of those recipes. I’m sharing it just in time for your Cinco de Mayo celebration but I’m sure that you’ll be making this delicious, crowd-pleasing recipe much more often than once a year!

This recipe is what I call a naturally gluten-free recipe, which means no gluten-free specialty ingredients are needed. As always, of course, you do need to ensure the gluten-free status of all the ingredients that you use. Ingredients such as corn tortillas, refried beans, and taco seasoning for this gluten-free Mexican Lasagna Casserole recipe.

From Linda Etherton (formerly Gluten-Free Homemaker)

More Gluten-Free Mexican Recipes That Will Work for Cinco de Mayo or Anytime

~ Baked Chimichangas from Tessa the Domestic Diva (This mouth-watering recipe also offers a great tip on how to use every little bit of tomato paste—no waste!)

~ Cheesy Instant Pot Rice from Lynn’s Kitchen Adventures (For those who love “all things cheese,” this tasty and economical recipe will be a great addition to your recipe repertoire.)

~ Chicken Enchilada Casserole (This is another delicious layered casserole recipe that uses gluten-free corn tortillas.)

~ Chocolate Tamales (I don’t know anyone who doesn’t enjoy tamales but oh my goodness, are you going to love these chocolate tamales!)

~ Green Chile Chicken Casserole (This super easy and super delicious casserole has been a huge hit on gfe from Day One! It’s guest worthy but your family will love it if you make it just for them.)

~ Mexican Pizza from Cook IT Allergy Free (These colorful and yummy Mexican pizzas are made using ready-made gluten-free pizza crusts or your favorite homemade gluten-free pizza crusts.)

~ Sangria (This sangria recipe is not only colorful and delicious; it’s also a somewhat frugal cocktail.)

Linda’s Gluten-Free Mexican Lasagna Casserole

Linda says: “This Mexican lasagna casserole has been a great hit with my family and friends. Double, triple, or quadruple the recipe for feeding a crowd. You can make the casseroles ahead of time and then just heat them in the oven. Gluten-free cornbread goes great with this. One recipe feeds our family of five with maybe a little leftover. Double it to make the larger typical lasagna size (9 x 13 baking dish) casserole.”

Gluten-Free Mexican Lasagna Casserole Recipe

Yield: 5 servings

Gluten-Free Mexican Lasagna Casserole

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Linda says: "This Mexican lasagna casserole has been a great hit with my family and friends. Double, triple, or quadruple the recipe for feeding a crowd. You can make the casseroles ahead of time and then just heat them in the oven. Gluten-free cornbread goes great with this. One recipe feeds our family of five with maybe a little leftover. Double it to make the larger typical lasagna size (9 x 13 baking dish)."

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 package gluten-free taco seasoning (I used McCormick; see notes if you prefer to use your own homemade seasoning)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 1 can gluten-free refried beans
• 8 ounces gluten-free tomato sauce
• gluten-free corn tortillas, cut in strips
• shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican blend cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. Brown the ground beef and sauté the onion in a skillet.
3. Add the seasoning mix and prepare the mixture according to the package directions.
4. Combine the beans and tomato sauce and place a little of this mixture in the bottom of a greased 2-quart casserole dish (8 x 8 or 11 x 7).
5. Add a layer of tortillas, putting them on any way you want to cover the space, but overlapping them some.
6. Add half the ground beef mix, spreading it out to the edges.
7. Sprinkle on cheese to cover (how much depends on how cheesy you like it).
8. Spread half the remaining refried beans on top.
9. Repeat layers of tortillas, ground beef, cheese, and refried beans. Top with some additional cheese, or reverse the last two layers so that the refried beans go on top of the ground beef and you end with cheese.
10. Bake for 30 minutes.
    
    

Notes

Shirley here, you can substitute 2 tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning mix for the package of gluten-free taco seasoning preparing as you usually would when preparing tacos or you can use my Four-Ingredient Taco Seasoning and follow the directions in my recipe before you combine the beans and tomato sauce and start the layering process in Linda’s recipe above.

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