Cheesy Mexican Casserole. We love the warm comforting flavors of these Tex-Mex favorites. From cheesy enchiladas to classic King Ranch Chicken Casserole, our collection of Mexican Casseroles will have your family waiting at the dinner table with tongues wagging. Our Mexican Casserole recipes are perfect for Cinco de Mayo or just a casual weeknight dinner.
Easy Mexican Chicken Casserole combines the best parts of taco night into one easy, hearty, flavorful dish with chicken, rice, beans, cheese, and tortilla chips or Doritos.
When you have a family, tacos don't solely appear on Cinco de Mayo.
Stir in beans, diced tomatoes, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper.
You can cook Cheesy Mexican Casserole using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Cheesy Mexican Casserole
- You need 1 lb of Ground meat( I used ground turkey but can use ground beef).
- It's 1 can of pinto beans(I used sweet onion).
- Prepare 1/2 of yellow onion.
- You need 1/2 of green bell pepper.
- You need 1 packages of taco seasoning.
- It's 1 cup of taco sauce.
- Prepare 1 1/2 cup of cheese sauce( I used Ragu' but u can make your own).
- You need 8 of 10" flour tortillas.
- It's 1 1/2 cup of Fiesta blend shredded cheese.
Mexican chicken casserole is a creamy decadent flavor bomb with a taco twist! It's one of those Mexican chicken recipes that tucks bubbling cheesy taco flavor into a neat convenient casserole with a crunchy crave-worthy topping. They'll line up with their plates when you pull this one out of the oven. Cheesy Beef Mexican Casserole has layers of crunchy tortilla chips, spicy ground beef, and gooey cheese!
Cheesy Mexican Casserole instructions
- Finely chop the onion and bell pepper. Cook with ground meat until nearly cooked..
- While meat is cooking in a separate bowl combined cheese sauce and taco sauce..
- Once meat is almost done add taco seasoning and 1/2 cup of water and pinto beans. Stir well and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
- Take two flour tortillas and layer them at the bottom of a baking dish. Spread cheese mixture on top of tortillas. Then add meat. Repeat 3 more times..
- Bake covered for 25 minutes..
- Remove foil and add fiesta blend cheese and bake for additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted..
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