Casseroles just never seem to get old to me. There are so many different things you can turn into a casserole. This Mexican casserole combines your favorite ingredients into a baked dish. The base is crumbled tortilla chips and they are topped with refried beans, salsa, taco meat, and cheese. You can put whatever you want on top of the cheese but I prefer green onion, tomatoes, and black olives. This also goes great with sour cream. The best part is, this is a very easy dish to prepare and will be on the table in no time.
Prep time: 20 minutes Cook time: 10 minutes
Yield: (4 Servings)
PrintMexican Casserole Recipe
- Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
Scale
- 1lb ground beef
- 1 (1 ¼ ounce) package taco seasoning
- 1 (15 ounces) can refried beans
- 2 cups Colby jack cheese
- 1 cup of salsa
- 1 (2 1/3 ounce) can slice black olives (drained)
- 1 tomato (chopped)
- 2 cups corn chips (crushed)
Instructions
- In a large skillet brown ground beef and drain. Add taco seasoning and cook according to package directions by adding the amount of water stated on the package. Set aside. Heat refried beans in a medium saucepan over medium heat until hot. Stir in 1 cup of cheese and 1 cup of salsa. Stir until combined.
- Place crushed corn chips onto the bottom of an 8×8” casserole dish. Pour the bean mixture over the chips in the casserole dish. Add taco meat on top of the bean mixture. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of cheese on top of the taco meat. Sprinkle green onions and black olives over the cheese.
- Bake in the oven at 375 degrees until the cheese has melted and the casserole is heated through. Take out of the oven and sprinkle with chopped tomatoes.
Patti
Wednesday 10th of December 2014
Followed recipe & it was perfect! Sprayed bottom of dish with cooking spray so chips wouldn't stick! Only thing I would add next time is avocado; added lettuce, tomato, sour cream & more salsa on the side! Good taste & easy, quick recipe! Can freeze leftovers!
matt
Tuesday 21st of October 2014
This recipe is not wheat belly friendly. Taco seasoning is not allowed, corn chips are not allowed either, and bans are ok but in limited quantities.
Maria
Tuesday 18th of February 2014
Looks great. Will serve with a baked potato! This looks like it could easily dress up a large baked potato!!
Una
Wednesday 13th of November 2013
Good to the last bite. My husband and I now have a new favorite dish. Simple ingredients with great flavor and very filling. I added onions and garlic with ground sirloin and used rotel in place of salsa and mexican cheese blend. Shredded the lettuce and diced tomatoes for the side.
SewFixated
Sunday 22nd of September 2013
I just made this for a family dinner tonight. I used ground chicken instead of hamburger - just because we needed to use it. I also cooked onions with the chicken. We put chips, cheese, tomatoes, and olives on the top. It was really good. Even my picky husband liked it. Our chips on the bottom were crisp.