Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Pastel tikiresco

Tikiresco Casserole

Name: Tikiresco Casserole
Yield: Serves 5 servings
Ingredients: 1 jar Italian-style pasta sauce; 1 can cream of mushroom soup; 1 can four cheese sauce; 1 3/4 cups onion, sliced (about 250 grams); 1 can mushrooms; 1 cup diced jalapeño peppers (about 200 grams); 1 package croutons; 1 lb corn tortillas (about 1/2 kg); 5 tablespoons oil; Salt, to taste; Black pepper, to taste; Butter, for greasing; 3 sticks imitation crab (surimi); 9 oz cooked chicken, diced (about 250 grams)

Tacles Aceves @TikiChef

Guadalajara

On Sunday, March 29, 2019, my beautiful girlfriend and I invented something: an Aztec casserole. Now, in her honor and because my family asked for it 😂, I’m going to try to improve the recipe.

Chefs, try new things. Take risks with ingredients and everything. Go ahead and discover new things.

On Sunday, March 29, 2019, my beautiful girlfriend and I invented something: an Aztec casserole. Now, in her honor and because my family asked for it 😂, I’m going to try to improve the recipe.

Chefs, try new things. Take risks with ingredients and everything. Go ahead and discover new things.

Tacles Aceves @TikiChef

Guadalajara

On Sunday, March 29, 2019, my beautiful girlfriend and I invented something: an Aztec casserole. Now, in her honor and because my family asked for it 😂, I’m going to try to improve the recipe.

Chefs, try new things. Take risks with ingredients and everything. Go ahead and discover new things.

On Sunday, March 29, 2019, my beautiful girlfriend and I invented something: an Aztec casserole. Now, in her honor and because my family asked for it 😂, I’m going to try to improve the recipe.

Chefs, try new things. Take risks with ingredients and everything. Go ahead and discover new things.

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Ingredients

Serves 5 servings

sauces
1 jarItalian-style pasta sauce
1 cancream of mushroom soup
1 canfour cheese sauce
other ingredients
1 3/4 cupsonion, sliced (about 250 grams)
1 canmushrooms
1 cupdiced jalapeño peppers (about 200 grams)
1 packagecroutons
1 lbcorn tortillas (about 1/2 kg)
5 tablespoonsoil
Salt, to taste
Black pepper, to taste
Butter, for greasing
meats
3 sticksimitation crab (surimi)
9 ozcooked chicken, diced (about 250 grams)

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Steps

1

GREASE THE BAKING DISH: Choose an oven-safe baking dish and coat it with butter. Sprinkle with black pepper and a little salt. Set aside.
2

SAUTÉ ONIONS AND MUSHROOMS: In a skillet, sauté the sliced onions with the mushrooms.
3

PREPARE MEATS: Dice the chicken and surimi, then sauté them in a skillet.
4

ASSEMBLE THE CASSEROLE: In the prepared baking dish, layer tortillas, then the onion and mushroom mixture, then the meats, then croutons, then a layer of each sauce. Repeat the layers until the dish is full. Add the diced jalapeños.
5

TOP AND COVER: Add shredded Navarro cheese (or substitute with Monterey Jack or mozzarella) as the final layer. Cover with aluminum foil.
6

BAKE: Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Bake the casserole for 20 minutes.

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Tacles Aceves @TikiChef

Published in the US on August 04, 2025 14:01

Guadalajara

Hola mis queridos Chefs.Les cuento que mi PASIÓN es viajar ✈️ y tomar fotos 📸🎥 pero estoy iniciando en el mundo fascinante de la cocina y me tiene así 🤤.Disfruten sus sagrados alimentos y a comer bien jeje