Easy Taco Casserole

Name: Easy Taco Casserole
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps chili powder; 454 grams ground beef; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 113 grams shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided; 118 milliliters chopped onion; 237 milliliters salsa; 113 grams shredded Cheddar cheese, divided; 473 milliliters crushed tortilla chips, divided

The recipe Easy Taco Casserole is ready in approximately 50 minutes and is definitely an excellent gluten free option for lovers of Mexican food. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 21% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 680 calories, 27g of protein, and 51g of fat. It works well as a main course. It is perfect for Autumn. If you have tortilla chips, monterey jack cheese, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the salsa you could follow this main course with the Dessert Strawberry Salsa as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Oven

Cook and stir ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until crumbly, evenly browned, and no longer pink, 5 to 7 minutes.

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Ground Beef

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Frying Pan

Drain and discard any excess grease. Stir salsa, onion, mayonnaise, chili powder, and cumin into the beef.

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Chili Powder

Mayonnaise

Cumin

Onion

Salsa

Beef

Remove from heat.

Spread about half the ground beef mixture into the bottom of a 2-quart casserole dish.

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Ground Beef

Spread

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Casserole Dish

Spread about half the tortilla chips in a layer atop the beef mixture.

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Tortilla Chips

Spread

Beef

Layer about half of each of the Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses over the tortilla chip layer. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients, ending with Monterey Jack cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil.

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Monterey Jack Cheese

Tortilla

Cheddar Cheese

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Aluminum Foil

Bake in preheated oven until the cheese is melted in the middle, about 30 minutes.

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Cheese

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Oven

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Servings:

2Tbsps

chili powder 454grams

ground beef 1teaspoon

ground cumin 118milliliters

mayonnaise 113grams

shredded Monterey Jack cheese, divided 118milliliters

chopped onion 237milliliters

salsa 113grams

shredded Cheddar cheese, divided 473milliliters

crushed tortilla chips, divided

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Tudor Wines Balo Vineyard Pinot Noir with a 5 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 68 dollars per bottle.