Taco Casseroles Food

TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray a 9x13 baking dish with vegetable oil spray.
• Add the ground beef and onions to a large skillet on medium high heat and break it apart as you cook it, for 6-8 minutes, until no longer pink.
• Drain excess fat before adding in taco seasoning and water.
• Stir well and cook until water has evaporated then add in the salsa and stir.
• Layer the baking dish with refried beans, taco salsa mixture and cheese.
• Bake, uncovered for 20 minutes, top with Fritos and bake an additional 10 minutes.
• Top with lettuce, tomato and olives before serving.

FANTASTIC TACO CASSEROLE!

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook beef, onion, bell pepper, chili flakes and garlic until beef is no longer pink; drain then season with seasoning salt and black pepper (or cayenne pepper).
• Stir in water, taco sauce, green chiles, half of the olives and taco seasoning mix (you can use 2 packages of seasoning mix if desired for this).
• Cook over low heat for about 6-8 minutes.
• Layer HALF of broken shells on bottom of greased 13x9 baking pan; cover with HALF of meat sauce, then sprinkle with 2 cups (or to taste) cheddar cheese.
• Repeat with remaining broken taco shells, meat sauce and then top with remaining cheese (to prevent the cheese from getting hard, you can sprinkle on the last 10 minutes before the end of baking time and return to oven until melted).
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly, and cheese is melted.
• After baking, sprinkle with remaining olives, tomatoes and green onions.
• **NOTE** I sometimes drizzle bottled salsa sauce (mild or spicy) on top of the ground beef and then on top before baking.

EASY TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir salsa, onion, mayonnaise, chili powder, and cumin into the beef. Remove from heat.
• Spread about half the ground beef mixture into the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish. Spread about half the tortilla chips in a layer atop the beef mixture. Layer about half of each of the Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses over the tortilla chip layer. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients, ending with Monterey Jack cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted in the middle, about 30 minutes.

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.

BEEF AND BEAN TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil a 9-by-13-inch casserole dish.
• Heat the oil in a large skillet over high heat. When the oil is shimmering, add the beef and sprinkle with the chili powder, cumin, oregano, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, breaking up the meat into smaller pieces, until browned, about 5 minutes. Add the onions and garlic and cook until the onions are soft, about 5 minutes more. Add the beans, salsa and 1/2 cup water and bring to a simmer; cook until the sauce thickens and coats the meat, about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. (This beef-and-bean mixture can be made up to a day ahead of time.)
• Lay half the tortilla chips on the bottom of the oiled casserole dish. Spread half the meat mixture on top. Sprinkle half the cheese blend over the meat. Repeat with the remaining chips, meat and cheese. Bake uncovered until the cheese melts and the casserole is hot, about 20 minutes.
• Top with sour cream, lettuce, tomato, avocado and pickled jalapenos if desired. Serve with more salsa and tortilla chips on the side.

TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until al dente. Drain.
• In a large skillet, cook and stir ground beef and chopped onion over medium heat until brown. Mix in tomato soup, diced tomatoes, and taco seasoning mix. Stir in pasta.
• Spoon beef mixture into a 9x13 inch baking dish. Sprinkle crumbled taco chips and grated cheese on top.
• Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the cheese is melted. Serve with chopped green onions and sour cream, if desired.

TACO CASSEROLE WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a 2 1/2-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat.
• Remove from heat and drain if necessary.
• Stir in tomato sauce, onion, taco seasoning mix, and garlic powder; set aside.
• In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese; set aside.
• Place half of the tortilla chips in the casserole dish and top with half of the ground beef mixture, then half of the sour cream mixture.
• Sprinkle with half of the Monterey Jack cheese.
• Repeat layers.
• Bake, uncovered, 30 to 35 minutes, or until cheese melts and casserole is heated through.

TACO PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook Pasta until done.
• While pasta is cooking brown the ground beef.
• Drain ground beef and add taco seasoning per packet directions.
• Drain Pasta and put into large mixing bowl.
• Fold in Salsa, 1/2 the Cheese, and Ground Meat.
• Put into 13X9 casserole dish.
• Top with remaining Cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes until warmed through - Cheese should be melted and bubbly.
• Top with Sour Cream, Shredded Lettuce, Sliced Black Olives etc. Whatever you use to top your tacos!

SOFT TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Combine meat, beans, taco seasoning& soup.
• Spread 1 c.
• sour cream on bottom of 9x13 pan.
• Divide meat mixture onto tortillas.
• Roll tortillas& lay on top of sour cream.
• Spread 1 c.
• sour cream on top& add cheese.
• Bake uncovered@ 350 for 30 minutes.
• After removing from oven, add olives, lettuce& tomatoes on top.
• Serve w/ taco sauce.

TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook meat, onions, garlic and taco seasoning mix in large skillet sprayed with cooking spray on medium heat 10 min. or until meat is done, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Drain beans, reserving 1/4 cup of the liquid; set beans aside. Add reserved bean liquid to meat mixture along with the tomato sauce and chiles; mix well.
• Spread half the meat mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of half each of the beans and potatoes. Repeat layers.
• Bake 30 min. or until hot and bubbly. Sprinkle with cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

FANTASTIC TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and drain.
• Add taco seasoning and cook according to package directions, adding proper amount of water.
• Put corn chips on bottom of 8x8" dish.
• Cook refried beans on stove until hot.
• Add 1 cup cheese and 1 cup salsa. Stir until combined.
• Pour beans over corn chips in dish.
• Add beef to top of beans.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over top.
• Sprinkle green onions and black olives over cheese.
• Bake in a 375 degree oven until the cheese is sufficiently melted.
• Take out of oven and sprinkle chopped tomatoes on top. Wait 1-2 minutes and then serve.