Cheesy Taco Bake Recipes

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.

CHEESY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet cook ground beef until no pink in meat.
• Add tomato paste and use the 6 oz. can to add 1 1/2 cans water (totals 9 oz.), also add taco seasoning and simmer on low, uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Grease pan, roll crescent rolls into 9X13 pan up the edges. Seal seams. It will be long one continuous piece in the pan.
• Spread one cup of the crushed corn tortilla chips on top of the crescent rolls.
• Then spread meat, add sour cream on top of meat, then cheese.
• Last, spread remaining cup of chips on top.
• Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, crust will be lightly browned.
• I leave sour cream and cheese off a small portion for my son who does not like cheese or creamy.
• Can make vegetarian by using veggie crumble instead of ground beef.

CHEESY BEEFY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare dinner as directed on package.
• While macaroni is cooking, brown meat and drain.
• Add taco seasoning mix and water to the meat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Stir sour cream into prepared dinner.
• Spoon half of the dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish; top with layers of the meat mixture, 1 cup of the cheese and remaining dinner mixture.
• Cover.
• Bake 15 minute.
• Top with salsa and remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.