Left Over Taco Casserole Recipes

CONTEST-WINNING TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add cheese, salsa, tomatoes and taco seasoning. Drain pasta; stir into beef mixture., Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Cover and bake 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with tortilla chips. Bake until heated through, about 10 minutes longer.

FANTASTIC TACO CASSEROLE!

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook beef, onion, bell pepper, chili flakes and garlic until beef is no longer pink; drain then season with seasoning salt and black pepper (or cayenne pepper).
• Stir in water, taco sauce, green chiles, half of the olives and taco seasoning mix (you can use 2 packages of seasoning mix if desired for this).
• Cook over low heat for about 6-8 minutes.
• Layer HALF of broken shells on bottom of greased 13x9 baking pan; cover with HALF of meat sauce, then sprinkle with 2 cups (or to taste) cheddar cheese.
• Repeat with remaining broken taco shells, meat sauce and then top with remaining cheese (to prevent the cheese from getting hard, you can sprinkle on the last 10 minutes before the end of baking time and return to oven until melted).
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly, and cheese is melted.
• After baking, sprinkle with remaining olives, tomatoes and green onions.
• **NOTE** I sometimes drizzle bottled salsa sauce (mild or spicy) on top of the ground beef and then on top before baking.

BEEF TACO NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Spray 13x9-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray. Place uncooked noodles in baking dish.
• Heat large skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef; cook 5 to 7 minutes or until crumbled and no longer pink. Drain. Add vegetables, undrained tomatoes, enchilada sauce and water to skillet; stir. Bring to a boil. Pour mixture over noodles.
• Cover dish tightly with foil; bake 15 minutes. Stir; sprinkle with cheese and cover with foil. Bake 10 minutes more or until noodles are tender. Sprinkle with green onions. Serve with sour cream, if desired.

LEFT OVER TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients in a decent size casserole dish (I have used the slow cooker).
• Reserve a little bit of cheese to sprinkle on top.
• Put in oven heated to 350 for 20 minutes with the lid on.
• Remove lid for another 5 minutes.
• Let cool. This is very hot.
• I serve this with plain yogurt for the kids and try to reserve a bit of pico de gallo to top mine.
• This can also be wrapped in a tortilla and possibly taken for lunch the next day. Or served with chips as a dip.

30 LEFTOVER TACO MEAT RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook lasagna noodles according to package. Drain and set to the side.
• Take out a 9x13 pan and spread a thin layer of salsa on the bottom, then 3 lasagna noodles covering it. Continue to layer the lasagna as follows: salsa, refried beans, taco meat, sour cream, Mexican cheese, lasagna noodles. Repeat until all lasagna noodles are used up.
• On the top layer, spread an even layer of salsa and Mexican cheese. Top with whites of green onions.
• Cover the Taco Lasagna with foil and cook for 25-30 minutes until heated through.
• Uncover and cook for another 5 minutes. This will melt the cheese on top.
• Remove from oven and top with dollops of sour cream and spread remaining green onions on top.
• Enjoy immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, reheating prior to eating.