Best 11 Fiesta Taco Bake Recipes

TACO FIESTA BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease/spray a 13" x 9" casserole dish; set aside.
• In a bowl, stir together the cottage cheese, sour cream and chopped green onions.
• In a large skillet, brown/crumble ground beef with onion, green pepper and garlic. Drain and return to the skillet.
• Add to the skillet, tomatoes, Black beans, tomato paste, water and seasonings. Simmer for about 10-12 minutes, stirring occassionally.
• Scatter HALF of the coarsely crushed chips on the bottom of the prepared casserole dish.
• Top with HALF of the beef/bean mixture.
• Top with HALF of the cottage cheese/sour cream mixture.
• Sprinkle with HALF of the shredded cheese.
• Repeat all the layers again, ending with the last of the shredded cheese. Sprinkle top with black olives (optional) and reserved chopped dark green onion parts (optional).
• Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes or until heated through.
• Divide shredded lettuce on plates and spoon casserole over top to serve.

FIESTA TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add water and VELVEETA; cook until VELVEETA is melted, stirring frequently. Remove from heat. Stir in salsa.
• Spray 8-inch square baking dish with cooking spray. Place 1/3 of the crushed taco shells in prepared dish; top with 1/2 of the meat mixture. Repeat layers. Top with remaining crushed taco shells; sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Bake 25 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

FIESTA TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Stir in beans and 1 cup salsa. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• In ungreased 2-quart casserole, place broken tortilla chips. Top with beef mixture. Sprinkle with onions, tomato and cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Arrange tortilla chips around edge of casserole. Serve with lettuce and additional salsa.

CHEESY FIESTA BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in beans, picante sauce and chili powder., In a bowl, combine soup, tomatoes and green chiles. In a lightly greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer half the chips, beef mixture, soup mixture and cheeses. Repeat layers., Microwave on medium-high, uncovered, until heated through and cheese is melted, about 12 minutes. If desired, top with avocado and sour cream.

MEXICAN FIESTA BAKE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, and drain excess fat.
• Add water, taco seasoning, and salsa.
• Cook for 15 minutes or until water is reduced.
• Place beef in small casserole dish.
• Sprinkle with 1/3 cup of cheese.
• Mix corn bread according to package directions and add remaining cheese.
• Mix.
• Spread corn bread on top of beef.
• Bake at 400 degree for 20 minutes or until corn bread is golden brown on top.

FIESTA TATER TOT® CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef, green onion, and 1/2 package taco seasoning. Cook and stir mixture until the beef is crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease.
• Combine remaining taco seasoning mix with tomato soup, nacho cheese soup, and milk in a saucepan; heat soup mixture until just boiling.
• Layer potato nuggets in the prepared casserole dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until potato nuggets begin to crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Spoon ground beef mixture over potato nuggets; pour in soup mixture.
• Bake until soup mixture is bubbling, 15 to 20 minutes. Sprinkle casserole with Mexican cheese blend; bake until cheese is melted, 5 to 10 minutes.

TACO BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Cook ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes; drain grease. Stir in water and taco seasoning; cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add refried beans, salsa, olives, and green chiles. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place half of the taco shells in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour in half of the ground beef mixture; sprinkle with half of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat with remaining taco shells, ground beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

LAYERED FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat with peppers in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in salsa, tomatoes and corn.
• Spread 1 cup meat mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary. Cover with layers of half each of the remaining meat mixture and cheese; top with remaining tortillas and meat mixture. Cover.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

FIESTA TACO SALADS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and jalapeno over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in water and taco seasoning. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove from the heat. Stir in beans., Divide romaine among four serving plates. Top with beef mixture, tomatoes, green pepper, onions, olives and cheese., In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, salsa and milk. Drizzle over salads. Arrange tortilla chips around edges.

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the turkey and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the onions and zucchini and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the taco seasoning, 2/3 cup water, and the corn. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes, then stir in the black beans.
• 3. Spread 1/2 cup of the salsa in the bottom of the baking dish. Lay 4 tortillas over the salsa, and spoon half of the meat mixture on top. Cover with 3/4 cup of the salsa and 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Top with 4 more tortillas and the remaining 3/4 cup salsa. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese over the top.
• 4. Bake the casserole until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Slice and serve, topped with scallions and sour cream.

FIESTA ENCHILADA BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. In 2-quart saucepan, cook ground turkey over medium-high heat 4 to 6 minutes, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink; drain. Stir in seasoning mix from dinner kit and water. Cook as directed on box.
• Pour 1 can of the enchilada sauce into baking dish. Break taco shells from kit in half; layer half of the shells over sauce, overlapping if necessary. Top with turkey, onions and 1 cup of the cheese. Layer remaining shells over cheese. Pour remaining can of enchilada sauce over shells, coating well.
• Cover dish with foil. Bake about 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove foil; sprinkle remaining 1 cup cheese over top. Bake uncovered about 15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Top individual servings with lettuce, sour cream and taco sauce from kit.