Taco Casserole

Taco Casserole

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Total Time: 55 mins
  • Servings: 4

    • Ingredients

  • 1lblean ground beef
  • 1 (8ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 1smallonion, chopped
  • 1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelopes taco seasoning mix
  • 1/2 teaspoongarlic powder
  • 1 (8ounce) containers sour cream
  • 1cupcottage cheese
  • 2cupscrushed tortilla chips
  • 2cupsshredded monterey jack cheese

    • Directions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Coat a 2 1/2-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
  • In a large skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat.
  • Remove from heat and drain if necessary.
  • Stir in tomato sauce, onion, taco seasoning mix, and garlic powder; set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, combine sour cream and cottage cheese; set aside.
  • Place half of the tortilla chips in the casserole dish and top with half of the ground beef mixture, then half of the sour cream mixture.
  • Sprinkle with half of the Monterey Jack cheese.
  • Repeat layers.
  • Bake, uncovered, 30 to 35 minutes, or until cheese melts and casserole is heated through.

    • Reviews

  • “This was very good, My kids loved it. I left the garlic powder out. And put lettuce, tomatoes, onions, salsa and sour cream on the side. I’ll make this again real soon.”

  • “Very good.My boys like tacos so this was a hit.Easy to make.”

  • “I’ve made this casserole 3 times, and it’s always a hit with my family! It’s a great way to use up those bottom of the bag chip crumbs. The only thing I do differently is simmer the beef, tomato sauce, and taco seasoning together for about 15 minutes. Great recipe!”

  • “Doubled and modified to fit the budget. =)I used 8 oz of sour cream and regular shredded cheddar it came out perfectly. One daughter did add salsa to the top. =)”

  • “I LOVED this casserole, but I coulda sworn the recipe also called for ricotta cheese… Hmmm… Maybe not. Anyway, the only thing I changed was I added sliced black olives on the top. SCRUMPTIOUS!”

  • “Had this tonight for supper. It was really good. I used ground chicken. I had some leftover riccota cheese in the fridge that I wanted to use up so I used that instead of cottage cheese.I also added a little salsa. Thanks”

  • “Easy to make… and very good.Next time, I’ll try adding a few spoonfuls of salsa (along with the tomato sauce)just for a little more of that Mexican flavor.Served lettuce and chopped tomato and extra chips on the side.Will make again”

  • “I thought this was easy to make and tasty.I followed the casserole recipe exactly, and served with additional tortilla chips for scooping! Thanks!”

  • “I was sick of plain taco night…….Made this,the kids attacked it,LOL,definetly a keeper,thank you!”

  • “I was in a hurry and wanted something quick!!! I turned this into a DIP CASSEEROLE.I just mixed all the ingredient together (used tom. sauce and salsa) and excluded the chips.It was gone in 10 minutes!!!!!”

  • “My family loves this casserole, so simple and oh so good!! I like the cottage cheese in this recipe.Very easy recipe to put together. Served with lettuce and diced tomatoes. Thanks for sharing this recipe. Made for Beyond Burgers in the photo cooking forum. Sept08”

  • “My family really went for this dish. Even my picky eater who “hates casseroles” gave this one a thumbs up. I replaced the tomato sauce with a cup of salsa and a half cup of mild taco sauce. I also replaced the cottage cheese with part-skim ricotta, adding the garlic to the ricotta mixture instead of the meat. There wasn’t much of this leftover and the leftovers disappeared at lunch the next day, which was great because the one who “hates leftovers”loved it leftover as well. Well done.”

  • “My children and husband love taco casseroles and were not really impressed with this one. Husband said it was “missing something” and was bland.”

  • “I added about three tablespoons of salsa to the ground beef mixture, which was delicious!I loved the simplicity and speed of this recipe! Made it for my husband and step-son, who are both pretty nonchalante about food. Both LOVED it!”

  • “Fantastic!”

  • “I cooked the onion and meat together at the same time, and the onions got good and sweet.It was so easy to make and my husband went back for seconds, then thirds!!Next time, I’ll probably use reduced salt chips, as it was a bit salty for my taste.”

  • “I wasn’t sure about this when I read the ingredients, but they really came together well. The whole family loved it, and the whole pan was gone. I would suggest saute’ing the onions in with the beef, to get them more tender. This one is going to be a keeper! Thanks!”

  • “I was very pleased with this!Thanks”

  • “Mmmmm! Easy. Used our taco meat leftovers, used Salsa in place of tomato sauce because I had none in the house – my 3 young boys gobbled it up!”

  • “All 3 of my children gobbled this up.It was easy to make and pleased us all.I will definately make this again. I served lettuce, tomatoes and sour cream on the side like someone suggested.”

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