Description
A delicious and hearty taco casserole perfect for feeding a crowd.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
- 1 cup green bell pepper, diced
- 1 cup onion, diced
- ¼ cup taco seasoning
- 2/3 cup water
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/8 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 ½ cups thick salsa
- 9 taco size tortillas
- 1 (14 ounce) can refried beans
- 3 cups shredded Colby jack cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet on medium-high heat and add the ground beef, green peppers, and onion, and cook until browned. Drain any extra fat.
- Add in the taco seasoning and water and let simmer 1-2 minutes on low.
- Add in the salsa, black beans, and cilantro, and mix until combined. Remove from the heat.
- Place two tortillas into the bottom of the baking dish, cut one tortilla in half to fill up the extra space and fully cover the bottom of the dish.
- Add 1/3 of the refried beans on top of the tortillas.
- Add 1/3 of the taco meat mixture on top of the refried beans, followed by a thin layer of shredded cheese.
- Add two more tortillas on top, followed by the refried beans, meat mixture, and cheese.
- Repeat one more time and end with two tortillas on top and the remaining shredded cheese.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove the foil the last 5 minutes to brown up the cheese a bit.
- Add your favorite toppings like tomatoes, olives, jalapenos, avocados, or sour cream and serve!
Notes
- For extra flavor, you can add sliced jalapenos or chopped tomatoes as toppings before serving.
- This dish can be made ahead of time and baked just before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 5g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg