Easy 30-Minute Mexican Casserole – tortilla chips, taco meat, beans, tomatoes, and cheese – top with your favorite taco toppings! Can make ahead and freeze for later. Great kid-friendly Mexican recipe!!
I am always on the lookout for a great Mexican dish to make at home. I usually make enchiladas, so I was interested in making this casserole to change up our usual Mexican night.
This casserole reminded me a lot of King Ranch Chicken but with ground beef. This was quick and easy to put together. I cooked my ground beef the night before and just mixed everything up when I got home from work. This is a very hearty and filling dish. It is also great reheated the next day. I think this would be a great dish to serve at a potluck dinner or even a tailgate party.
Easy Mexican Casserole
Ingredients:
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 (15-oz) can Ranch Style beans
- 1 (10-12 oz) bag tortilla chips, crushed (I didn't use the whole bag)
- 1 (10-oz) can Rotel diced tomatoes & green chilies, undrained
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided
- 1 (1-oz) package taco seasoning
- 1 (10.75-oz) can cream of chicken soup
- ½ cup water
- sour cream and salsa for serving
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 325°F. In a large skillet, brown meat and drain off fat. Stir in beans, tomatoes, onion, taco seasoning, soup and water. Simmer over medium-low heat until everything is well combined and heated through.
- Grease a 9×13 casserole dish. Put down a layer of crushed tortilla chips, followed by a layer of the meat/bean mixture, then half of the cheddar cheese. Repeat layers. Cover with foil and bake for 20-30 minutes, or until bubbly.
- Remove foil and place under the broiler just until the cheese starts to brown.
- Let sit for 5-10 minutes before serving. Top with sour cream and salsa.
Notes:
I used Ranch Style Beans in this recipe. If you can’t find them, you can substitute a can of chili beans.Steph
OMG, I am not even sure how I stumbled across your blog but you have SO many tasty looking recipes! I made this one tonight and it was a hit! Can't wait to look around so more and try some others! Thanks!
I love Mexican food – especially casseroles. This looks insanely good!
Love anything Mexican food related so this looks fantastic to me!!
we're so busy lately that these are exactly the type of simple dishes we need! thanks for posting!
omg looks delicious. I just made a Mexican casserole with Hominy. It was wonderful, you'll have to watch for my post soon.
Ooooh that sounds DELISH.
Katherine – PLEASE share your recipe!! I love to try new recipes – keeps dinner from being boring.
This one looks DELICIOUS! I have a great one that I use that I'd be happy to share if you ever want to try another one, too. It's a huge hit at our house and reheats really well.
Interesting recipe. Looks delicious.
This looks so yummy!
My children enjoy Mexican inspired dishes. I'll add this to the menu.
btw, I've got your slow cooker chicken slow cooking. 🙂
~ingrid
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See, this is the kind of thing I luv. My hubby such a spoiled sport and doesn't go for casseroles.
So, I'll just have to make it and have the Brother over to eat it with me and poor old hubby can drool and won't get any.
The family loved it!!
Being set into the mix of top 10
Ohhh, I think I have everything to make this! I know what's for supper tonight!
Your Mexican Casserole certainly looks yummy! I have never tried cooking Mexican food before, this has really got me interested… !