Easy Taco Casserole

11 Reviews

Prep: 15 min
Cook: 35 min
Ready In: 50 min

“Quick and easy taco entree for a last minute meal. Top with chopped tomato, onion, and lettuce if desired.” - by charmed71

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
1 cup salsa
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
2 cups crushed tortilla chips, divided
4 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
4 ounces shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided

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Original recipe yields 6 servings

Directions

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.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (6 total)

Calories
481 cal
24%

Fat
38 g
59%

Carbs
12.2 g
4%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (11)

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Sarah Jo

Jul. 27, 2012

"When I make this casserole, I use sour cream instead of mayonnaise and crushed Nacho Cheese Doritos. If you don't have the individual spices, taco seasoning works out great. I like to serve this with ..." See morelittle bowls of chopped sides, like tomatoes, black olives, shredded lettuce, homemade salsa........"

grampnana

Aug. 31, 2012

"I replaced the mayo with 1/2 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt; the chili power and cumin with canned taco seasoning, taco sauce for the salsa, 1/2 pound ground beef in place of a pound, and used a mix of..." See more shredded "Mexican" cheese. Slightly sauteed the onion when the beef was almost done, and added a can of nonfat refried beans to the sauce mixture. We ate with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce and sliced jalapeños on top. It was yummy and pretty healthy (tortilla chips aside). Thanks for sharing!"

EmilieG

Aug. 11, 2012

"Made this for dinner last night and it was quite yummy! Used sour cream instead of mayo, and cayenne pepper in place of the cumin and chili powder. Pretty spicy but yummy and quick to put together...." See more"

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