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Taco Casserole Recipes

Taco Casserole on Red Checked Table ClothTaco casserole is an easy, delicious baked main dish, combining spicy Mexican flavors with tortillas and cheese. This page contains taco casserole recipes.
     

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Easy Tuna Casserole

Quick, tasty and cheap meal that feeds four. So simple.

Ingredients:

  • 1 can tuna, drained
  • 1 can peas, drained
  • 1 small onion chopped
  • 1 box macaroni and cheese
  • 1/2 cup shredded cheddar

Directions:

Make the macaroni and cheese using the instructions on the box. While the noddle are cooking/boiling, add the the chopped onion so it will cook with the noodles. After the macaroni and cheese is made, add the tuna and the can of peas. Mix well and pour into a baking dish and sprinkle shredded cheddar on it. Bake for 20 minutes on 250 degrees F.

Servings: 4
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Cooking Time: 40 Minutes

By Supooh from Waynesboro, VA

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Deep Dish Taco Squares

Ingredients:

  • 2 cups Bisquick
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 lbs hamburger
  • 2 Tbsp. chopped onion
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • dash of chili powder
  • 1 1/2 cups sharped grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 2/3 cup mayonnaise

Directions:

Combine Bisquick and water to make a soft dough. Pat down in greased 9x13 inch pan pressing dough 1/2 inch up the side of pan. Combine all the hamburger, onion, salt and pepper and dash of chili pepper in a skillet and cook until done. Drain and spread over dough mixture.

Mix together cheddar cheese, sour cream, and mayonnaise. Spread over hamburger mixture. Bake 25-30 minutes in 350 degree F oven until edges of dough are light brown.

By Sandy from Graettinger IA

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Tacoritos

A Wonderful Taco/Burrito/Enchilada Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 3 cups water
  • 1 can Ro-Tel type tomatoes with juice
  • 1 tsp. garlic salt
  • 3 Tbsp. chili powder
  • 1 Tbsp. ground cumin
  • 1 small can green chilies
  • 1 lb. lean ground beef
  • 1 lb. bulk pork sausage
  • 1 can pinto beans, drained
  • 1 pkg. burrito seasoning
  • 8 flour tortillas, warmed
  • 3 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese
Optional toppings:
  • shredded lettuce
  • chopped tomatoes
  • sliced ripe olives
  • sour cream

Directions:

In a large skillet over med. heat, cook the beef, sausage and onion until meat is no longer pink; drain. In a food processor or with a potato masher, blend beans till chunky/smooth. Add the beans and burrito seasoning to the meat mixture, heat through. May need to add 1/2 cup water.

Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth: gradually add the water, bring to a boil. Cook and stir for a minute til thickened, add tomatoes, chiles and seasonings, bring to boil, simmer 10 minutes.

Spread 1/4 cup sauce in a greased 13x9 inch casserole dish. Spread 1 Tbsp. sauce over each tortillas, place about 2/3 cup meat mixture down the center of each. Top each with 1/4 cup cheese, roll up and place seam side down in prepared dish. Repeat with the rest. Pour remaining sauce over the top, sprinkle with remaining sauce.

Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 18-22 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Serve with toppings, as desired.

Servings: 8
Time:40 Minutes Preparation Time
20 Minutes Cooking Time

Source: Got this recipe from the Feb/March 2010 Taste of Home magazine, but added and changed enough to call it my own! My family loved it.

By Kim from Crawford, CO

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Taco Casserole

The flavor of this recipe is just great! I love the Dorito chips! This is very kid-friendly!

Ingredients:

  • 1 pkg. taco seasoning
  • 1 (7 oz.) pkg. Doritos
  • 1 tube crescent rolls
  • 1 (8 oz.) carton sour cream
  • 1/2 lb. shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 lbs. ground beef
  • 1/2 lb. cheddar cheese

Directions:

Grease 9x13 pan. Line with crescent rolls. Brown ground beef, add water required for 3/4 of the taco seasoning and sour cream. Simmer until liquid is absorbed. Put 1/2 bag of Doritos (crushed) on crescent rolls. Add ground beef mixture, mozzarella cheese, then rest of Doritos. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25 minutes. Put lettuce, tomatoes and the cheddar cheese.

Servings: 9-12
Prep Time: 15-20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 25 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Taco Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 can enchilada sauce (10oz.)
  • 1 bag cheese flavored corn chips, crushed (Doritos)
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/4 head lettuce shredded
  • 1 large tomato, diced

Directions:

Brown beef and add sauce. Layer half of beef mixture into a 1 1/2 quart casserole. Top with 1/2 of the chips; add rest of beef mixture over that. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-30 minutes. Take out of oven. Add remaining grated cheese. Bake for 5 more minutes. Top with lettuce and diced tomato.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Taco Casserole

This is another very family-friendly casserole! The kids will love it!

Ingredients:

  • 2 lb. hamburger
  • 1 pkg. taco seasoning
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 1 pkg. cheddar cheese, shredded
  • 1 bag Doritos chips (12-16 oz.)

Directions:

Brown hamburger and drain. Add seasoning and add beans. In 9x13 inch pan, line bottom with crushed Doritos, top with hamburger mixture, and then top with cheese. Bake at 350 degrees F until cheese melts, about 5-10 minutes. Garnish with lettuce and tomatoes. You can also use sour cream and salsa.

Servings: 8
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cooking Time: 5-10 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Traveling Taco

Mix together:
  • 1 lb. hamburger (browned)
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1 carton sour cream (8oz.)
  • 1 ripe olives, halved
  • 1 tomato, cut up
  • green onions
  • Monterey Jack cheese or cheddar cheese, shredded
Put on pizza pan in layers.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Chili Beef Taco Casserole

The kids will love this casserole!

Ingredients:

  • 1 envelope chili seasoning mix
  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 (16 oz.) can tomatoes
  • 1 (16 oz.) can kidney beans
  • 1 1/2 cups broken corn chips
  • 1/2-1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce
  • 1 medium tomato, cut up
  • 1/4 cup sliced ripe black olives

Directions:

  1. Prepare chili according to package directions, using first 4 ingredients.
  2. Spoon into shallow 2 quart casserole.
  3. Sprinkle with corn chips and cheese.
  4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes or until cheese melts and contents are bubbling.
  5. Just before serving, edge casserole with lettuce, tomato, and olives.

Servings: 6
Prep Time: 15-20 Minutes
Cooking Time: 15 Minutes

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Taco Rice Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cups rice
  • 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1 qt. pizza sauce
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Ad cake pan works well. Cook rice in 3 cup water. Cook ground beef until browned; mix taco seasoning with meat. Mix together sour cream, mayonnaise, onion and cheese. Put in layers; rice, pizza sauce, meat and top with sour cream mixture. Bake 25 minutes or until cheese is melted.

By Robin from Washington, IA

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Crock Pot Taco Casserole Recipe

I used to make a dish in the crock pot that was a taco casserole. You leave the tortillas flat and layer them with the taco mixture and cheeses in between the tortillas. I have lost the recipe and wonder if anyone has one that is similar.

By Linda from VT

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By Anonymous 06/22/2010

I just Googled 'Slow Cooker Taco Casserole' and there are oodles of recipes for it to choose from. :-) Hope this is helpful and that you find the one you lost!
Let us know, okay?

Taco Casserole With Cottage Cheese

I saw a recipe for a taco casserole that had cottage cheese in it. Can someone help me find it?

Tia Kathy C. in Puyallup, WA

By tekc96 from Puyallup, WA

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Most Recent Answer

By metroplex 10/13/2009

I googled your request and got these from geocities.com

Double Cheese Casserole

Cookie cutters shaped like bones or fire hydrants are cute for this recipe.
1 (12 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, diced
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 ounces cream cheese
12 ounces cottage cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2 Cook egg noodles according to package directions. 3 While noodles are cooking, brown the ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low, add the tomato sauce, stir well, and let simmer for 1 minute. Add the cream cheese and cottage cheese, stirring together until well blended. Then stir in the egg noodles and sour cream until all ingredients are well mixed. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. 4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

Easy Mexican Casserole

1 (12 ounce) package uncooked egg noodles
1 pound ground beef
1 large onion, diced
1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
4 ounces cream cheese
12 ounces cottage cheese
1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
salt and pepper to taste
Directions
1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). 2 Cook egg noodles according to package directions. 3 While noodles are cooking, brown the ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium high heat. Reduce heat to low, add the tomato sauce, stir well, and let simmer for 1 minute. Add the cream cheese and cottage cheese, stirring together until well blended. Then stir in the egg noodles and sour cream until all ingredients are well mixed. Pour into a 2 quart casserole dish. 4 Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

This is from kidscooking.com

This taco casserole recipe is an easy way to enjoy the flavors of tacos in one convenient dish. This taco casserole is also terrific for potlucks.

Prep Time: :
Cook Time: :
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 Tbsp. mild chili powder
1 tsp. cumin
1/2 tsp. black pepper
1 cup salsa
1 cup sour cream (low-fat is okay)
1 cup cottage cheese (low-fat is okay)
2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend (or 1 cup shredded cheddar and 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack)
2 cups tortilla chips
1/4 cup fresh cilantro, chopped (optional)
Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef. Brown on all sides. Add chili powder, cumin, black pepper and salsa to the skillet. Cook several minutes to allow flavors to come together. Remove from heat.

In a small bowl, stir together the sour cream, cottage cheese and 1 cup of the shredded Mexican cheese. Scatter half of the tortilla chips over the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with the meat mixture, then the cottage cheese mixture.
Spread the remaining tortilla chips on top. Sprinkle with the remaining cup of shredded Mexican cheese. Top with fresh cilantro.

Cover with foil and bake 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 5-10 until cheese melts. I don't know if this helps, but it might be what you're looking for. Good luck!

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Taco Casserole

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 pack of taco seasoning
  • 1 can refried beans
  • Flour tortillas
  • Shredded cheese
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Sour Cream
  • Salsa

Directions:

Brown ground beef;drain. Add taco seasoning to ground beef, read package for the amount of water to add. Spoon a little of the taco juice in the bottom of a 9 X 13 glass casserole dish. Line the bottom of the dish with the flour tortilla (1 1/2 or 2) Use 1/2 of the refried beans and spread over the tortilla, then add 1/2 of the taco mixture over the beans, sprinkle on the shredded cheese. Repeat. Two layers total.

Preheat at 375 degrees for 20 - 30 minutes. Top with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream and salsa. Quick and easy dish. My son is 13 years old, this has been his favorite for the past 10 years.

By Lori


Taco Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1 can tomato sauce
  • 1 envelope taco seasoning mix
  • 1/2 cup Cheddar cheese (shredded)
  • 2 1/2 cups Doritos
  • 1 can chili beans

Directions

Line bottom of 9x13 inch dish with 2 cups of Doritos. Brown hamburger. Add sauce and seasoning mix. Spoon this over Doritos. Add chili bean layer. Bake at 375 degrees F for 25 minutes. Then sprinkle on remaining Doritos and the 1/2 cup cheese. Bake 5 minutes longer.

By Robin


Taco Bake

Ingredients

  • 2 cans crescent rolls
  • 2 pounds hamburger, (browned)
  • 2 - 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
  • 2 packages taco seasonings
  • 1 small chopped onion
  • 1/2 package onion soup mix
  • 16 ounces sour cream
  • 8 ounces mozzarella cheese
  • Parmesan cheese

Directions

Press 1 can crescent rolls in bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Cook hamburger, tomato sauce, taco seasoning and onion together for 10 minutes. Pour over crescent rolls. Top with sour cream and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese. Place 1 can crescent rolls on top. Stretch to fit. Bake at 325 degrees F for 30 minutes.

By Jan E from Suring, WI


RE: Taco Bake

This sounds AWESOME! I love the mix of ingredients, nothing too unusual and all blend well. This will be a definite try in the kitchen! (02/04/2007)

By nagymom

RE: Taco Bake

jan i love your recipe it was really good tried robins' but didn't care for the corn bread (02/04/2007)

By alison

RE: Taco Bake

This sounds AWESOME! Can't wait to try it:) (02/04/2007)

By Pigsnkises

RE: Taco Bake

Jan, This sounds really good. My kids love tacos. I love new 1 dish bake recipes and this has all the yummy stuff my kids love. Thanks. Susie (02/05/2007)

By Suzi


Taco Bake

<h3>Ingredients:</h3>

<ul>
<li>1 lb. ground beef</li>
<li>1 pkg. taco seasoning</li>
<li>1 box Jiffy cornbread mix</li>
<li>Grated cheese (opt.)</li>
<li>whole kernel corn (fresh or frozen)</li>
</ul>
<h3>Directions</h3>

<p>Brown the ground beef. Add taco seasoning and cook according to directions. Place in 9 inch square pan. Mix cornbread according to package directions. Put on top of meat mixture. Bake according to package directions. (Approximately 1 cup corn can be added to meat mixture. You can sprinkle grated cheese over the meat mixture or stir it into the cornbread batter.)</p>

<p>By Robin</p>

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