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!!
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Pin This RecipeI 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 (10.5-oz) can Unsalted 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:
Steph
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I made this amusing some chipotle plant based taco meat and cream of mushroom and it was a wonderful vegetarian dish that even meat eaters loved!!!
Hi, I was reading an old recipe book and it had a similar recipe, not like yours though and I thought it’d be a welcome change and delicious! I wondered if I topped this with Mexican cornbread if it’d work, any thoughts? Lol, I see all the comments asking can I add this, do that, wish people would read through the comments, most questions are answered already. Thank you!😊