The Ultimate Mexican Casserole is an easy weeknight dinner that will curb any craving for Mexican food. Simple ingredients, like Tortilla chips, ground beef, corn, taco seasoning are layered together and topped with cheese to make a delicious casserole that the whole family will love.
Best Mexican Casserole – Layered Tacos!
Mexican Casserole is an easy weeknight dish that curbs the craving for Mexican-style cuisine. If your family is like mine, you crave Mexican food on a regular basis. This is the perfect casserole that can be put together quickly any night of the week.
This layered dish is made with all of the go-to taco ingredients such as corn chips, ground beef, salsa, and cheese. Finished off with your favorite taco toppings. It truly hits the spot every time, and couldn’t be easier to throw together!
Why This is the best Mexican Casserole
- Quick and easy to make -ready in 45 minutes.
- Combination of pantry staples and fresh ingredients.
- Delicious Mexican flavors in a layered casserole.
- Great for a weeknight dinner.
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Mexican Casserole Recipe ingredients
- Ground beef
- Onion
- Garlic
- Garlic salt
- Taco seasoning -your favorite taco seasoning package
- Green chilies
- Black beans
- Corn -frozen
- Sour Cream
- Salsa – one jar of your favorite style
- Tortilla chips
- Cheddar cheese
- Toppings for garnish – optional
Tools Recommended for The Best Mexican Casserole
- Baking dish
Mexican Bake substitutions and additions
- GROUND BEEF: Feel free to use ground chicken or ground turkey as a substitute for ground beef.
- CHEESE: You can use any type of shredded cheese that you like. Sometimes I like to combine pepper jack and cheddar cheeses for this recipe!
- FRITOS: I like to use Fritos as a substitute for the tortilla corn chips, they have such a great flavor and add a little something extra to this recipe.
- TOPPINGS: Optional toppings could be olives, chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, green onions, additional sour cream and corn chips
How to make Mexican Casserole
This recipe comes together quickly in just 15 minutes of prep. It’s so easy to gather the ingredients and layer them in a casserole. Then, simply pop in the oven to bake!
- Brown the ground beef with the chopped onions and garlic. Add garlic salt and taco seasoning to the meat and stir. Stir in the beans, corn, and chilies. Stir until heated through.
- Fill the bottom of a prepared pan with corn chips. Spoon the meat mixture over the chips.
- Drop the sour cream by spoonfuls over the meat mixture, spread around. Pour salsa over the sour cream.
- Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until the cheese melts.
How to store this Mexican Bake
- To Store: Store any leftover casserole in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- To Freeze: Leftovers can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight freezer safe container. Be sure to let the casserole thaw in the fridge before reheating.
- To Reheat: You can reheat leftovers in a baking dish in the oven at 350, or simply pop the leftovers in the microwave!
Other Easy Casserole Recipes
- Broccoli Rice Casserole
- Sloppy Joe Casserole
- Chili Cheese Dog Casserole
- Ritz Chicken Casserole
- Crack Chicken Casserole
- Leftover Turkey Casserole
- Baked Tortellini
- Jiffy Corn Casserole
- Taco Bake Casserole
Mexican Casserole
Serves — 10
Mexican Casserole is an easy weeknight dinner that will curb any craving for Mexican food. Simple ingredients are layered together to make a delicious casserole that the whole family will love.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 tsp garlic minced
- ½ tsp garlic salt
- 2 tbsp taco seasoning (or your favorite taco seasoning package)
- 4 ounce can green chilies
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup corn frozen
- 2 cups sour cream
- 24 oz jar of salsa your favorite style
- 9.25 oz bag corn chips (reserve out ½ cup for topping if desired)
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
- Optional serving toppings: Olives, chopped tomatoes, shredded lettuce, green onions, additional sour cream, crushed corn chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet brown the ground beef with the chopped onions and garlic. Drain off any extra grease.
- Add the garlic salt and taco seasoning to the meat and stir to mix.
- Stir in the beans, corn and green chilies and stir until heated through. Set aside.
- Spray the bottom of a 9×13 pan with nonstick spray.
- Fill the bottom of the pan with corn chips.
- Spoon the ground beef mixture over the chips.
- Drop the sour cream by spoonfuls over the meat mixture and spread around.
- Pour the salsa over the sour cream.
- Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until cheese melts.
- Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
Jenn’s Notes
Storage:
- To Store: Store any leftover casserole in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days.
- To Freeze: Leftovers can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight freezer safe container. Be sure to let the casserole thaw in the fridge before reheating.
- To Reheat: You can reheat leftovers in a baking dish in the oven at 350, or simply pop the leftovers in the microwave!
Nutrition Info
Calories: 318kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 76mg | Sodium: 882mg | Potassium: 577mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 929IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 248mg | Iron: 2mg
