Cheesy Taco Bake Food

TACO BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Cook ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes; drain grease. Stir in water and taco seasoning; cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add refried beans, salsa, olives, and green chiles. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place half of the taco shells in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour in half of the ground beef mixture; sprinkle with half of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat with remaining taco shells, ground beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

EASY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook meat with Taco Seasoning Mix as directed on package.
• Spray 12x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray; cover bottom of dish with 6 Tortillas. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Cover with layers of seasoned meat, remaining tortillas and Salsa.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

CHEESY MACARONI TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook meat with taco seasoning mix as directed on package.
• Add egg and 1 cup shredded cheese to prepared Dinner; mix well. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with meat mixture, salsa and remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

TASTY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Spread 1 cup tortilla chips into an ungreased 8-in. square baking dish. In a small bowl, combine the chili, green chilies and 1/2 cup olives; spoon over chips. Spread sour cream over the top. Sprinkle with cheeses, mushrooms, onions, and remaining chips and olives. , Bake, uncovered, at 375° for 10-15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Top with lettuce.

CHEESY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet cook ground beef until no pink in meat.
• Add tomato paste and use the 6 oz. can to add 1 1/2 cans water (totals 9 oz.), also add taco seasoning and simmer on low, uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Grease pan, roll crescent rolls into 9X13 pan up the edges. Seal seams. It will be long one continuous piece in the pan.
• Spread one cup of the crushed corn tortilla chips on top of the crescent rolls.
• Then spread meat, add sour cream on top of meat, then cheese.
• Last, spread remaining cup of chips on top.
• Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, crust will be lightly browned.
• I leave sour cream and cheese off a small portion for my son who does not like cheese or creamy.
• Can make vegetarian by using veggie crumble instead of ground beef.

ONE-POT CHEESY TACO PASTA RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• In a large quart pot over medium-high heat brown the ground beef. Drain fat and return beef to the pot.
• Add taco seasoning, water, diced tomatoes, corn and tomato sauce. Bring to a boil.
• Add uncooked macaroni and reduce heat to low. Cover and simmer for 10-15 minutes (until pasta is cooked through). Stir occasionally.
• Remove from heat. Sprinkle cheese on top and cover.
• Serve once cheese is melted!
• Enjoy!

CHEESY TACO MACARONI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare macaroni and cheese as directed (with milk and butter).
• Brown ground beef, prepare with taco seasoning and water as directed on packet.
• Stir sour cream into macaroni and cheese.
• Place 1/2 macaroni and cheese mixture in greased 9x9 baking dish.
• Layer 1/2 of meat and half of cheese.
• Top with remaining macaroni mixture.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, top with salsa and remaining cheese.
• Bake additional 5 minutes.
• Serve.

CHEESY TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• After cooking the rice, combine all the other ingredients with the rice in a large bowl and stir until combined.
• Pour mixture into a foil-lined 9 x 13 pan.
• Sprinkle remaining 1/2 shreeded cheese on top.
• Bake at 375 F for approximately 35-40 minutes, or until cheese and the top is beginning to brown.
• *If you added extra beans, veggies, or your salsa was watery, this could lengthen cooking time.
• Allow casserole to rest and cool for about 10 minutes to make slicing easier.
• ~ Store leftovers in fridge or freeze squares in individual sized containers in the freezer for your a homemade, fast, "tv dinner".

CHEESY TACO POCKETS

Steps:

• Remove pastry from freezer and allow to thaw at room temperature for about 30- 40 minutes or until they are easy to handle.
• Meanwhile, add the beef, onion and green pepper to a large skillet and cook until beef is browned and vegetables begin to soften. Stir occasionally to break meat up and prevent scorching.
• Add garlic and cook for one more minute, stirring constantly.
• Drain all the grease from the pan and return to the heat.
• Add tomato, catsup, cilantro or parsley, cumin, chili powder, oregano and cinnamon. Reduce heat to low and allow to simmer for about 10 minutes. You want a pretty dry mixture so your filling stays put in the pastry.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in the cheese and set aside until cool enough to handle.
• Work with one pastry sheet at a time, keeping the others covered so they do not dry out.
• On a lightly floured surface roll out a pastry sheet to a rectangle about 16 x 12 inches and then cut into 8 even pieces.
• Put a heaping teaspoonful of meat mixture in the center of the pastry. (I always seem to over fill them no matter how carefully I measure so you may want to start with less than you think you should use and add a little more if needed. Voice of experience! ).
• Mix the egg and water together and brush pastry edges with it.
• Grab one corner of a pastry and fold over to form a triangle. Press edges with a fork to seal and brush the tops with more egg mixture.
• Repeat until all ingredients are used.
• Place the pastries on a sprayed or greased baking sheet. You could also use parchment paper or a silicone liner.
• Bake at 375 degrees for about 15-17 minutes or until golden brown.
• OAMC-To Freeze and Bake Later: Place pockets on parchment paper or wax paper and freeze until firm. They can then be transferred to a zip top bag and stored in the freezer. Remove desired amount from freezer when ready to use and bake as directed, increasing time to 17-20 minutes or until golden brown.
• Great served with sour cream, catsup or your favorite dip.

MAC AND CHEESE TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, brown meat in skillet; drain. Stir in seasoning mix and water. Bring to boil; simmer on medium-low heat 10 min., stirring occasionally.
• Stir sour cream into prepared Dinner. Spoon half the Dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with layers of meat mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese and remaining Dinner mixture. Cover.
• Bake 15 min.; top with salsa and remaining shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.

CHEESY BEEFY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare dinner as directed on package.
• While macaroni is cooking, brown meat and drain.
• Add taco seasoning mix and water to the meat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Stir sour cream into prepared dinner.
• Spoon half of the dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish; top with layers of the meat mixture, 1 cup of the cheese and remaining dinner mixture.
• Cover.
• Bake 15 minute.
• Top with salsa and remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.