Baked Crunchy Taco Casserole

This recipe guarantees instant stardom at your next get together! A delicious taco filling goes into standing crunchy shells and is baked up in the oven all under 30 minutes. Set up a buffet with lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, more cheese, jalapenos and any other favorite taco toppings. Everyone gets delicious, hot tacos their own way. Add Mexican rice and refried beans and it’s a colorful party table with very little work or clean up! Made with ground beef, but turkey or even chicken would work just as well. Easily made vegetarian with black beans in place of the meat.

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Baked Crunchy Taco Casserole

Prep Time

10 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

25 mins

 

Course: Crowd Pleaser

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: 6

Calories: 258 kcal

Author: Good Dinner Mom

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef or turkey
• 1 14.5 can petite diced tomatoes, drained (fire roasted preferred)
• 1 packet taco seasoning
• 1 cup cheese, divided
• 1/4 cup green salsa verde
• 10 crunchy taco shells
• Shredded lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, guacamole, black olives, jalapenos, green onions, salsa, hot sauce and lime wedges (Basically whatever you'd like on a taco)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Cook meat in a saucepan on medium heat until no longer pink. Drain and return to burner.
3. Stir canned tomatoes, taco seasoning, 1/2 cup cheese, and the salsa verde into meat.
4. Arrange taco shells standing up in a 9x13" ungreased pan. Fill each shell with the meat mixture, dividing equally until all the meat is used.
5. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup of cheese over the tops of the filled tacos and bake for 15-20 minutes.
6. While tacos are baking, arrange taco toppings in assembly line fashion in small bowls or however is convenient.
7. After casserole has heated through and cheese is melted, serve immediately with toppings.

Recipe Notes

1. Use whatever taco toppings you like upon serving. Green onions, black olives, sour cream, etc.

Nutrition Facts

Baked Crunchy Taco Casserole

Amount Per Serving

Calories 258 Calories from Fat 99

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11g 17%

Saturated Fat 5g 25%

Cholesterol 61mg 20%

Sodium 280mg 12%

Potassium 318mg 9%

Total Carbohydrates 13g 4%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Protein 23g 46%

Vitamin A 5.2%

Vitamin C 0.3%

Calcium 16.1%

Iron 6.2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Recipe adapted from heatherlikesfood.com