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Taco Casserole is The Simple Twist Your Taco Tuesday Desparately Needs. OK so it’s Monday.
Is Taco Tuesday popular at your house? If it is, but you want to switch up the routine a bit, this Taco Casserole is the perfect addition to your weekly meal plan and I promise you’ll love its simplicity and look like a genius to your entire family.
This foolproof dish can be on the table in less than an hour, and has all the flavors your kids love in their tacos. Not to mention, it’s really fun and easy to make, so little hands can even help in the kitchen crushing up those tortilla chips!
Taco Casserole
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 (16-oz) can refried black beans with onion and garlic
- 1 (16-oz) jar mild chunky salsa
- 1 green pepper, chopped
- 1 (2.2-oz) can sliced black olives
- 3 Roma tomatoes, chopped, divided
- 1 cup shredded taco blend cheese
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 2-3 cups tortilla chips, slightly crushed
Directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Add enough broken tortilla chips to bottom of 9×13 dish to cover.
- In a large skillet brown beef until no longer pink.
- Add taco seasoning, stir well.
- Add beans and salsa.
- Stir well.
- Cook 5-7 minutes to allow flavors to combine.
- Add to top of chips.
- Spread evenly.
- Add green pepper and ⅔ chopped tomato.
- Sprinkle top with cheese and bake for 20-25 minutes until cheese melts.
- Top with optional ingredients (tomato, lettuce, black olives, more broken chips) before serving.
Kitchen Counter
Serves 4-6.
Cook’s Note
If you can’t find the refried black beans, a can of traditional ones will work too.
