Cheesy Layered Mexican Bake Recipes

MEXICAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Be sure to cook your rice if you haven't already (if you are just reading this and just now realized you don't have any cooked rice and don't want to wait, consider switching to quinoa, which cooks much more quickly than brown rice. Instant brown rice also works in a pinch).
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat a large casserole dish (9x13 inch or similar) with nonstick spray and set aside.
• In a Dutch oven or large, deep skillet, heat the olive oil over medium high. Add the onion, green bell pepper, and red bell pepper. Sauté until slightly softened, about 5 minutes.
• Add the beef, chili powder, cumin, salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper. Continue to sauté until the beef is cooked through and no longer pink, about 4 to 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook just until fragrant, about 1 additional minute.
• Remove from the heat. Stir in the rice and Greek yogurt until evenly combined. Taste and adjust seasoning as desired.
• Assemble the casserole: Spread the beans into an even layer in the prepared baking dish.
• Sprinkle 1/4 cup cheddar cheese and 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese over the beans.
• Scatter the tomatoes with green chilis over the top.
• Spoon the rice and ground beef mixture on top of the tomatoes, spreading it into an even layer.
• Top with remaining 1/2 cup cheddar and 1/2 cupmozzarella.
• Bake the casserole, uncovered, until the cheese is melted and the casserole is hot, about 15 minutes.
• Turn the oven to broil, then continue cooking until the cheese is lightly browned, about 3 to 4 additional minutes, watching carefully so that the cheese does not burn.
• Let rest 5 minutes, sprinkle with chopped cilantro and green onions, and serve.

7 LAYER TACO CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, brown the ground beef over medium high heat until no longer pink. Drain any fat or excess liquid. Add taco seasoning and salsa and simmer for about 5 minutes, or until it starts to thicken.
• Spread refried beans in the bottom of a 9x13 casserole dish. Top with taco meat and cheese. Then place a single layer of Tostitos Bite Sizes Round Chips over the cheese.
• Bake at 400˚F for 15-20 min, or until the cheese is melted, the chips are extra crispy and the casserole is heated through.
• Top with shredded lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream to finish it off. Serve immediately. Enjoy!

LAYERED MEXICAN BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375ºF.
• Brown meat with peppers and onions in large skillet on medium-high heat. Stir in chili powder; cook 1 min. Add salsa and corn; mix well. Simmer 5 min.
• Spread 2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish; top with layers of 2 tortillas, 1 cup meat sauce, sour cream and 1/2 cup cheese. Cover with 2 tortillas, 2 cups meat sauce and 1/2 cup cheese; top with remaining tortillas and meat sauce. Cover.
• Bake 30 min. or until casserole is heated through. Top with remaining cheese; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

LAYERED MEXICAN CASSEROLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add corn and salsa; cook 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally. Mix cottage cheese and sour cream in small bowl.
• Layer 2 cups chips, half the meat mixture, 3/4 cup cheddar and half the cottage cheese mixture in 2-qt. casserole. Repeat layers of chips, meat mixture and cottage cheese mixture.
• Bake 35 min. Insert remaining chips around edge of casserole; top with remaining cheddar. Bake 10 min. or until cheese is melted.

TACO BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Cook ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes; drain grease. Stir in water and taco seasoning; cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add refried beans, salsa, olives, and green chiles. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place half of the taco shells in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour in half of the ground beef mixture; sprinkle with half of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat with remaining taco shells, ground beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.