Description
A simple and delicious taco bake recipe that brings all your favorite taco flavors into a convenient casserole. Perfect for a quick weeknight dinner that the whole family will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 can (15 ounces) refried beans
- 1 can (10 ounces) Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies, undrained
- 1 cup salsa
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 corn tortillas, cut into quarters
- Optional toppings: chopped onions, sliced black olives, jalapeños, avocado
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Drain off any excess grease.
- Stir in the taco seasoning, refried beans, Rotel, salsa, and sour cream. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through.
- In a 9×13 inch baking dish, layer half of the tortilla quarters.
- Spread half of the meat mixture over the tortillas.
- Sprinkle with half of the shredded cheddar cheese.
- Repeat the layers with the remaining tortilla quarters, meat mixture, and cheddar cheese.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Serve with your favorite optional toppings.
Notes
- For a spicier bake, add a pinch of cayenne pepper or use a spicier salsa.
- You can substitute ground chicken or turkey for the ground beef.
- If you don’t have corn tortillas, tortilla chips can also be used.
- This bake can be assembled ahead of time and refrigerated. Add a few extra minutes to the baking time if baking from chilled.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/6th of bake
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 1200mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 90mg
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