Taco Bake I Recipes

1-DISH TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and drain. Add taco seasoning and mix well.
• Mix batter ingredients together in a pre-sprayed 9-1/2-inch deep dish pie plate.
• Top batter with taco meat filling. Pour salsa evenly over meat; sprinkle with shredded cheese and corn chips.
• Bake by placing in a COLD oven; set temperature to 350 degrees F. Bake for 30 minutes or until done.

TACO BAKE

Steps:

• In a skillet, brown ground beef and onion over medium heat; drain. Add the water, taco seasoning and tomato sauce; mix. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Stir in macaroni, chilies and 1-1/2 cups of cheese. Pour into a greased 1-1/2-qt. baking dish. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until heated through.

TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Grease rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches.
• Cook ground beef and onion in 10-inch skillet, stirring frequently, until beef is brown; drain. Stir in dry seasoning mix, tomato sauce and corn. Spoon into pan; sprinkle with cheese. Stir Bisquick mix, milk and eggs until smooth. Pour over beef mixture.
• Bake about 35 minutes or until knife inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with remaining ingredients.

SHEET PAN TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes. Add the cumin, 2 teaspoons of the chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon salt and stir to combine. Push the beef aside to make a space in the middle of the skillet and add the tomato paste. Cook, stirring, until the tomato paste darkens a shade or two, about 1 minute, then stir it into the beef. Add 1/2 cup water, bring to a rapid simmer and cook, stirring, until the water has almost completely reduced, about 2 minutes. Keep hot.
• Preheat the broiler. Spray an 18-by-13-inch sheet pan with cooking spray.
• Spread the hash browns on the prepared sheet pan, toss with 1 teaspoon salt and the remaining 4 tablespoons vegetable oil and 1 teaspoon chili powder and pat into an even layer. Broil until golden, 8 to 10 minutes. Toss well with a heatproof spatula, pat back into an even layer and return to the broiler until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes more. Top with the spiced ground beef and Cheddar and broil until the cheese is melted, about 2 minutes. Add your favorite toppings, cut into pieces and serve.

TACO BAKE I

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 degrees C).
• In a large, heavy skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef, and drain fat. Mix in dry taco seasoning.
• Spoon browned meat into a 9x13 inch glass baking dish. Spoon a layer of refried beans over meat, then salsa. Top with shredded cheese.
• Bake about 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven.

GENERAL TSO'S TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• For the cabbage slaw: Whisk together the rice vinegar, pickled ginger and liquid, soy sauce and sesame oil in a large bowl. Add the cabbage, cilantro, scallions and chile and toss well. Season with salt if desired. Refrigerate while you make the tacos.
• For the crema: Stir together the sour cream, chili-garlic paste and lime juice in a small bowl, Season with salt. Refrigerate while you make the tacos.
• For the tacos: Stir together the hoisin, jam, rice vinegar, soy sauce, chili-garlic paste, sesame oil and ginger in a large bowl. Set aside about a third of the sauce in a small bowl. Add the chicken to the large bowl and toss to coat the chicken in the sauce.
• Arrange the taco shells in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Fill with the chicken mixture. Sprinkle with the grated pepper jack. Bake until the cheese is melted and bubbly, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Top with the slaw and crema and serve with lime wedges, cilantro leaves, a sprinkling of white and black sesame seeds and a drizzle of the reserved sauce.

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.

BEEF TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Cook the beef in a 10-inch skillet over medium-high heat until well browned, stirring often. Pour off any fat.
• Stir the soup, salsa, milk, tortillas and half the cheese in the skillet. Spoon the beef mixture into a 2-quart shallow baking dish. Cover the baking dish.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 30 minutes or until the beef mixture is hot and bubbling. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Cost per recipe: $8.14

SLOW-COOKER TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook beef in 10-inch skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
• Mix beef, tomatoes, soup, seasoning mix (dry) and water in 3 1/2- to 5-quart slow cooker. Gently stir in tortilla strips.
• Cover and cook on Low heat setting 7 to 8 hours.
• Sprinkle cheese over casserole; cover and let stand about 5 minutes or until cheese is melted. Sprinkle with onions; serve with sour cream.

TACO CRESCENT BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Unroll crescent dough into a rectangle; press onto the bottom and 1 in. up the sides of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Seal seams and perforations. Sprinkle with 1 cup of chips; set aside., In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomato sauce and taco seasoning; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes. Spoon over chips. Top with sour cream, cheese and remaining chips. , Bake, uncovered, until crust is lightly browned, 25-30 minutes. Garnish with optional toppings, if desired.

TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly cooked; 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. Spread with sour cream. Sprinkle with onions, tomato and cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Arrange whole tortilla chips around edge of casserole. Serve with lettuce and salsa.

TACO BAKE II

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a medium skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef and drain fat. Add the diced tomatoes with green chile peppers, water, sour cream and taco seasoning mix. Let simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• In the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish, place a layer of tortilla chips. Cover with a layer of the meat mixture then a layer of cheese. Repeat this process until the last layer is cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly.

EASY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes; drain and discard grease. Stir in taco seasoning.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray an 8x10-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread crescent roll dough into the bottom of the prepared baking dish; spoon refried beans onto dough. Layer ground beef over refried beans. Wrap edges of crescent roll dough over ground beef.
• Bake in the preheated oven until dough is golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with Cheddar cheese and lettuce.

CONTEST-WINNING TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add cheese, salsa, tomatoes and taco seasoning. Drain pasta; stir into beef mixture., Transfer to a greased 11x7-in. baking dish. Cover and bake 20 minutes. Uncover; sprinkle with tortilla chips. Bake until heated through, about 10 minutes longer.

FANTASTIC TACO CASSEROLE!

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook beef, onion, bell pepper, chili flakes and garlic until beef is no longer pink; drain then season with seasoning salt and black pepper (or cayenne pepper).
• Stir in water, taco sauce, green chiles, half of the olives and taco seasoning mix (you can use 2 packages of seasoning mix if desired for this).
• Cook over low heat for about 6-8 minutes.
• Layer HALF of broken shells on bottom of greased 13x9 baking pan; cover with HALF of meat sauce, then sprinkle with 2 cups (or to taste) cheddar cheese.
• Repeat with remaining broken taco shells, meat sauce and then top with remaining cheese (to prevent the cheese from getting hard, you can sprinkle on the last 10 minutes before the end of baking time and return to oven until melted).
• Bake for 20 minutes or until bubbly, and cheese is melted.
• After baking, sprinkle with remaining olives, tomatoes and green onions.
• **NOTE** I sometimes drizzle bottled salsa sauce (mild or spicy) on top of the ground beef and then on top before baking.

EASY TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the salsa, mayonnaise and chili powder. , In an ungreased 2-qt. baking dish, layer half of the meat mixture, chips and cheeses. Repeat layers. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until heated through. Just before serving, top with tomato and lettuce.

EASY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Cook meat with Taco Seasoning Mix as directed on package.
• Spray 12x8-inch baking dish with cooking spray; cover bottom of dish with 6 Tortillas. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup cheese. Cover with layers of seasoned meat, remaining tortillas and Salsa.
• Bake 15 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese; bake 5 min. or until melted.

OVEN BAKED TACOS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef and drain.
• Add taco seasoning, refried beans and tomato sauce.
• Heat until blended.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray a glass 9x13 pan with oil.
• Spoon taco filling into taco shells and stack them side by side in pan.
• When shells are filled, top each with shredded cheese.
• Bake for approximately 15 minutes, watching so they do not brown too much.
• Top with remaining ingredients, if desired.