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Taco Casserole

URL: https://www.cookingclassy.com/taco-casserole/

Ingredients

The filling

  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped red onion or yellow onion
  • 1 1/4 cups chopped red bell pepper
  • 1 1/4 lbs. lean ground beef
  • to taste salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 Tbsp chili powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (14.5 oz) can fire roasted diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup frozen corn
  • 1/4 cup water or chicken broth
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp lime juice
  • 1/2 cup chopped cilantro

The layers

  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
  • 15 (6-inch) corn tortillas, cut into halves

Optional toppings

  • to taste taco toppings (optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375°F and spray a 13 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add onion and bell pepper, and sauté for 4 minutes.
  3. Crumble in the ground beef, season with salt and pepper, and cook until browned, then drain fat.
  4. Add garlic, chili powder, and cumin to the beef and cook for an additional minute.
  5. Stir in black beans, tomatoes, corn, water, lime juice, and cilantro, then remove from heat.
  6. Layer 10 tortilla halves in the bottom of the baking dish.
  7. Spread 1/3 of the beef mixture over the tortillas.
  8. Sprinkle 1/3 of the cheese mixture over the beef layer.
  9. Repeat the layering process two more times with tortillas, beef filling, and cheese.
  10. Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes and serve warm.

Nutrition Facts (estimated)

Servings
10
Calories
578
Total fat
38g
Total carbohydrates
21g
Total protein
39g
Sodium
765mg
Cholesterol
129mg

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