This easy and delicious TACO CASSEROLE is perfect for a weeknight dinner or for entertaining friends! Pair it with some easy nachos and you have a quick and delicious Mexican food feast in no time!
Taco Casserole Recipe
If you’ll be watching the Olympic Games or having an Olympic Games themed party with your family and friends, and are looking for a dish that is sure to be a crowd pleaser, then you’ve got to try this taco casserole! It’s quick and simple to make and Bounty paper towels are there to help with the clean up. Thank you to Bounty for sponsoring this post.
You can even work some Olympic Games themed fun into your meal with your casserole toppings. I love letting my guests (and picky eaters in my family) pick their own toppings when possible, and this recipe is perfect for that. This can fit right in with your other Olympic Games themed party ideas.
While this dish is delicious, it can be a bit messy, or maybe that’s just me! I keep plenty of Bounty paper towels on hand for quick and easy clean up. I’d rather spend my time hanging out with family and friends than cleaning up messes.
Let me walk you through this casserole. It’s a matter of layering your ingredients. Starting with corn chips. I kind of adore corn chips in a dish like this and the crunch they provide.
Next up some refried beans that have cheese and salsa mixed in.
Next up, your seasoned ground beef.
And finally some cheese.
Then into the oven it goes while you quickly clean up with Bounty and get your toppings ready.
Is it even possible to open, serve or consume salsa without a mess? I’m not so sure it is.
For your toppings you can coordinate your toppings with the Olympic Games colors if you want. You can use cheese or corn chips for one topping, lettuce, avocados or guacamole for the next topping, some sour cream (with a few drops blue food coloring, black olives and tomatoes to finish off your topping choices.
Simple and oh so good. I think we could eat this dish three times a week!
And don’t worry about the mess, because Bounty – the Quicker Picker Upper – has your back on the clean up.
Let’s eat!
Taco Casserole Recipe
Taco Casserole
Ingredients
Taco Casserole
- 1 pound of ground beef
- 1 standard size package taco seasoning
- 1 15 oz can refried beans
- 2 cups grated cheese divided (Colby Jack, Monterey Jack, Cheddar or Mexican Blend)
- 1 cup mild salsa
- 2 cups Fritos Corn Chips lightly crushed
Toppings
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup sliced black olives
- 1 cup cut tomatoes
- 1 cup Fritos chips shredded cheese could also be used for this
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
Instructions
Taco Casserole
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Cook ground beef until browned and fully cooked. Add taco seasoning according to the directions on the package.
- While ground beef is cooking, place crushed Fritos into the bottom of an 8x8 baking dish.
- Cook refried beans, combined with salsa and 1 cup of the cheese, until hot. This can be done on the stovetop or in the microwave.
- Spread bean mixture over the Fritos in the baking pan.
- Spread ground beef mixture over the beans.
- Sprinkle remaining 1 cup of cheese over the beef mixture.
- Bake for approximately 15 minutes as all ingredients are already cooked and hot, you are primarily just melting your cheese.
- Remove from oven and serve with assorted toppings
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Nutrition
I hope your family enjoys this yummy taco casserole as much as my family does, when you add the toppings it’s such a fun addition for your Olympic games themed party. And remember, when you are cleaning up after a party, Bounty is there to help.
Disclosure: This post was sponsored by Bounty. All opinions however are mine and mine alone.
Janet says
What is the nutritional values
Christi says
Hi Janet, I don’t tend to calculate nutritional value, but do I know there are a lot of great online calculators that you can put the recipe into and get the nutritional info.
Ritakc says
Thank you. Going to make tomorrow.
Lynne | 365 Days of Baking & More says
What a delicious and easy recipe! Was looking for something quick and yummy for dinner and came across this recipe. So glad I found it and I’ll be making it again for sure. It’ll be great for taco night and game day, too!
Robbie says
I made this for my family, with a slight variation since we are all vegetarians. I mixed one 15 oz can of refried beans with two 15 oz cans of black beans and added the taco seasoning to that. Otherwise, I followed the recipe and it was very, very good!
Jean says
Can this be frozen for latercooking?
Christi Johnstone says
Jean, I haven’t tried it so I can’t speak to the results.
Freda Baker says
I prepared this recipe . We enjoyed it but the record brand needed salt. I usually do not like A Lot if salt but the brand need salt.
Mary says
8×8 or 9×13 dish? You say 8×8 but picture shows 9×13. I wasn’t sure if you doubled for the picture. Thanks!
Christi Johnstone says
Hi Mary, it is an 8×8 or 9×9. I have a small rectangle pan that holds the same amount, but it does look like a 9×13. Not exactly sure why I used it in this, it is confusing! For some reason I like that shape more than 8×8, no idea why!
Mary says
Thanks for your response! Making it today 🙂
Carol Wisneski says
Could you make this in an electric skillet, as the dish is too large for my RV oven?
Christi Johnstone says
Carol, I would imagine you could, but honestly I’ve never used one so I’m not that familiar with how they work. But given the combo of ingredients, I wouldn’t think it’s a problem.
Luz says
For the toppings, it says
1 cup Fritos chips shredded cheese could also be used for this
1 cup shredded lettuce
I dont understand how shredded cheese can be used for Frito chips…
Christi Johnstone says
Luz, that is for the optional toppings that can be sprinkled on top of each serving individually. The toppings were selected to mimic the look and color of the Olympic Rings symbol, as mentioned in the post. So cheese and Frito chips would both work for the golden color in those rings. Again, those are optional toppings, you can use them or not use them, or change them. Hope that clears it up for you.
Corinna Dielkes says
Tried this and my family loved it ty
DM says
I make this frequently. A real crowd pleaser. Have alway had to double it unless it’s just me and my wife. We are both senior, senior, senior and don’t eat as much as we did when younger but with this recipe there is little left over.😎
It’s the Fritos that make the difference from most recipes.