Fiesta Taco Casserole Food

FIESTA TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350.
• Cook turkey over medium heat 8-10 minutes, until no longer pink. Drain if necessary. Stir in beans and salsa and heat to boiling.
• Place tortilla chips in the bottom of an ungreased 8x8 casserole. Top with turkey/bean mixture. Spread with sour cream, then top with onions, tomatoes, and cheese.
• Bake uncovered 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
• Enjoy!

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the turkey and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the onions and zucchini and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the taco seasoning, 2/3 cup water, and the corn. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes, then stir in the black beans.
• 3. Spread 1/2 cup of the salsa in the bottom of the baking dish. Lay 4 tortillas over the salsa, and spoon half of the meat mixture on top. Cover with 3/4 cup of the salsa and 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Top with 4 more tortillas and the remaining 3/4 cup salsa. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese over the top.
• 4. Bake the casserole until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Slice and serve, topped with scallions and sour cream.

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Cook the ground beef in a large skillet until browned; drain off the excess fat.
• Season the meat with the salt and pepper; set aside.
• Mix together the cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and onion; set this mixture aside.
• Stir the biscuit mix and water together until a soft dough forms.
• With floured fingers, pat the dough into the bottom of a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan, pressing the dough about 1/2-inch up the sides of the pan.
• Layer the browned ground beef, tomato slices, green pepper, and sliced olives over the dough layer.
• Spoon the sour cream and cheese mixture over the top.
• Bake, uncovered, until the edges of the dough are light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes and then cut into squares to serve.

TACO FIESTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease/spray a 13" x 9" casserole dish; set aside.
• In a bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions.
• In a large skillet, brown/crumble ground beef with onion, green pepper and garlic. Drain and return to the skillet.
• Add to the skillet, tomatoes, Black beans, tomato paste, water and seasonings. Simmer for about 10-12 minutes, stirring occassionally.
• Scatter HALF of the coarsely crushed chips on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
• Top with HALF of the beef/bean mixture.
• Top with HALF of the cottage cheese/sour cream mixture.
• Sprinkle with HALF of the shredded cheese.
• Repeat all the layers again, ending with the last of the shredded cheese. Sprinkle top with black olives (optional) and reserved chopped dark green onion parts (optional).
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
• Divide shredded lettuce on plates and spoon casserole over top to serve.