The best walking taco casserole
Looking for the best walking taco casserole recipe? Look no further than this. Filled with gooey cheese, ground beef, taco seasoning and Fritos that have been baked to perfection before topping with your favorite toppings, you and your family are about to have a memorable feast.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 pounds ground beef (I used 90% lean)
- ½ medium sweet onion (chopped)
- 3 cloves garlic (minced)
- 8 ounce salsa (use your favorite brand)
- 1 cup water
- 4 tablespoons taco seasoning (Use 2 (1 oz) packets taco seasoning or 4 tablespoons of homemade taco seasoning blend)
- 15 ounce can black beans (rinsed and drained)
- 2 ½ cups shredded cheese blend (divided)
- 3 ½ cups Crushed tortilla chips (divided)
Additional topping ideas:
- lettuce, tomatoes, jalapenos, cilantro, black olives, sour cream.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the olive oil. Add ground beef, onions and garlic. Cook for 5-7 minutes, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until beef is browned and cooked through. Drain excess fat if needed.
- Stir in salsa, water and taco seasoning. Cook for 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Mix in black beans and half the shredded cheese (1 cup).
- Spread 2 ½ cups crushed tortilla chips evenly into a 9x13 casserole dish.
- Spoon beef mixture evenly over chips. Top with remaining 1 cup shredded cheese.
- Bake uncovered for 20 minutes.
- Remove from oven and top with remaining crushed tortilla chips.
- Serve immediately and add desired toppings.
Notes
- After baking do not finish off with the toppings. Simply serve on the side so each person can choose their own toppings.
- Try using ground turkey or ground chicken instead of ground beef.
- To add some heat, add more cayenne pepper when seasoning or use a spicier salsa.
- Substitute the Fritos with Doritos tortilla chips.
- Feel free to bulk up the filling with vegetables like bell peppers, mushrooms or zucchini.
Nutrition
Calories: 704kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 34gFat: 47gSaturated Fat: 17gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 17gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 114mgSodium: 981mgPotassium: 657mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 486IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 338mgIron: 4mg
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