Description
This easy taco casserole is a fiesta in a baking dish! With layers of juicy seasoned taco meat, Dorito crunch, and melty cheese, it’s loaded with Tex-Mex flavor. Just add your favorite toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 cup yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup red bell pepper, diced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 15-ounce can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 15-ounce can of corn, drained
- 1 10-ounce can Rotel tomatoes with diced peppers
- 2 cups shredded cheese (I used half cheddar/half Monterey Jack), divided
- 3 cups Doritos, lightly crushed
- Topping suggestions: lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, green onions
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
- Add the ground beef to a large skillet over medium heat. Break the beef into pieces and cook until it is about half-browned.
- Add the diced onion, bell pepper, and garlic to the ground beef and continue to cook until the beef is completely browned and the vegetables are softened.
- Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the meat mixture and stir well. Cook for 1-2 minutes while stirring constantly.
- Add the black beans, corn, and Rotel to the skillet and stir it well. Then stir in half of the shredded cheese.
- Place about 2 cups’ worth of broken Doritos into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish.
- Spoon the meat mixture over the Doritos into an even layer.
- Top with the remaining Doritos and shredded cheese.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the chips are toasted on top.
- Serve with your favorite taco toppings.
