Taco Casserole
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5.0
30 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
30 mins
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Cook Time
30 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
10
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Tex-Mex
Taco Casserole
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Hearty corn tortillas are layered with a perfectly seasoned beef filling that's also loaded up with lots of veggies, then it's topped with tons of cheese. And it's layered again and again. It's like a Tex-Mex lasagna and it's undeniably delicious!
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Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 1/4 cups chopped red onion or yellow onion
- 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell pepper
- 1 1/4 lbs. lean ground beef
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 Tbsp minced garlic
- 2 Tbsp chili powder*
- 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 1/4 cup water or chicken broth
- 1 1/2 Tbsp lime juice, plus lime wedges for serving
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese**
- 2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
- 15 (6-inch) corn tortillas, cut into halves
- Taco toppings (optional, see notes)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Heat oil in a 12-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and bell pepper, saute 4 minutes. Scoot to the far side.
- Crumble in beef, season with salt and pepper. Let brown on bottom, then break up beef and continue to cook until browned. Drain fat.
- Add garlic, chili powder and cumin and cook 1 minute longer.
- Stir in black beans, tomatoes, corn, water, lime juice, and cilantro and remove from heat.
- To assemble casserole, layer 10 tortilla halves along bottom of baking dish, work to cover whole bottom surface as best possible.
- Spoon and spread 1/3 of the beef mixture over tortilla layer.
- Toss cheeses together and spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture over beef layer.
- Repeat this layering process with tortillas, beef filling and cheese two more times.
- Bake in preheated oven 20 minutes.
- Finish with optional toppings then cut into slices. Serve warm with lime wedges if desired.
Notes
- Taco Toppings
- These are optional but do add some delicious flavor if you'd like to add a few.
- *If you'd like to make it spicy add 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (and more to taste) along with the chili powder. Or dice 1 - 2 a jalapeños and add along with the bell pepper.
- **For a quicker option you could use 4 cups pre-shredded Mexican blend cheese.
- Mexican hot sauce (such as Cholula or Tapatio)
- Sour cream
- Avocado
- Tomatoes
- Jalapeños
- Onions
- Radishes
- Cilantro or lettuce
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5.0
30 reviews
Excellent
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