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Delicious Taco Casserole is like a taco salad in casserole form! This taco bake is perfect for dinner or your next potluck.
Casseroles are the ultimate solution for weeknight dinners and potlucks! Taco Casserole is one of the more unique casseroles, but everyone loves it! For more potluck dinner ideas, try our Slow Cooker Hash Brown Casserole, or Enchilada Casserole!
Easy Taco Casserole
Taco Salad is a classic dinner recipe. Today’s recipe is a twist on that meal, but in casserole form – Taco Casserole.
Taco Bake is so delicious. It has all the great flavor of taco salad making it a family favorite.
The Biscuit and ground beef base taste just like Tortilla chips in Taco Salad or Beef Tacos, and the toppings make it taste just like it too.
You can add all the ingredients you love, but we usually add sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and olives! Try topping it off with a delicious Taco Salad Dressing!
How to Make Taco Bake
This recipe is kind of like a Taco Salad or Navajo Tacos but in casserole form! It has all the same ingredients as a Taco (with a Biscuit layer instead of chips, Tortillas, or Fry Bread).
GROUND BEEF. Cook the ground beef over medium heat, drain, and add the Taco Seasoning. Spread the meat on the bottom of a 9×13 pan or baking dish.
BISCUIT LAYER. Beat the eggs, milk, biscuit mix, and pepper until well combined, and pour over ground beef. Bake at 400°F for 20-25 minutes until golden brown.
TOPPINGS. Let it cool for a few minutes, and then spread on sour cream. Top with your desired toppings (we do lettuce, tomato, cheese – Mexican blend or Monterey jack cheese, and black olives).
You could even add extra toppings: Refried Beans, black beans, Salsa, Guacamole or cilantro.
Let’s Talk Taco Meat
I love when I can use leftovers from one meal to whip up another meal later in the week. If you have leftover taco meat, keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for about 3 days, or in the freezer for 4-6 months.
When I’m thinking ahead, I make a large batch of taco meat (several pounds), divide it into 1 lb portions, and freeze it.
The Taco Beef mixture can be used to make so many yummy meals like Taco Pasta Shells, Taco Pie, Taco Salad, and of course this Taco Bake Casserole.
Variations + SIDE SUGGESTIONS
We love this recipe as is, but have heard of others using some of the following variations:
- In place of biscuit mix, try cornbread mix or even canned biscuits.
- Use ground turkey instead of ground beef.
- Add other favorite ingredients or vbggies like: corn, onions, bell peppers, etc.
What to serve with taco bake
Storing, REHEATING + FreezinG
Make ahead of time. After baking the biscuit/meat mix, let cool and cover. If you’ll be eating the casserole within a day or two, also prepare the toppings and store them in separate containers.
Store all ingredients in the fridge for up to 24 hours. When you’re ready to serve it, heat the biscuit/meat mix in the oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes, or until warm. Layer remaining ingredients per recipe instructions.
STORE. Leftovers can last in the fridge for about 3 days.
To reheat. Reheating gets a little tricky as you don’t want to put lettuce in the microwave or oven. I’d suggest removing the topping as best you can.
- Place the desired serving in the microwave for 30-second increments until hot.
- Heat it in the oven at 350°F for 5-10 minutes depending on the amount. Once hot, place the lettuce topping mix back on and enjoy!
FREEZE the base of the Taco Casserole for up to 3 months. Once the biscuit/meat has been baked, allow to cool, wrap in plastic wrap then again with aluminum foil, and place in the freezer.
When you’re ready to use, thaw and bake uncovered in the oven at 350°F for 10-15 minutes, or until warm. Layer remaining ingredients per recipe instructions.
For more great casseroles:
- Chicken and Broccoli Casserole
- Breakfast Enchilada Casserole
- Tater Tot Casserole
- Chicken and Green Bean Casserole
- Taco Pasta Shells
- Chicken Enchilada Casserole
Taco Casserole Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 (1-ounce) packets taco seasoning
- 4 large eggs
- ¾ cups milk
- 1¼ cups biscuit / baking mix
- dash black pepper
- ½ cup sour cream
- 2 cups chopped lettuce
- ¾-1 cup chopped tomato
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- olives
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- Cook beef over medium heat in a large skillet until no longer pink. Drain meat, add taco seasoning, and prepare according to package directions.
- Add meat to a greased 9×13 baking dish and set aside.
- Beat eggs and milk in a large bowl. Stir in one and a quarter cup biscuit mix and pepper, and mix until combined well. Pour over meat and bake until golden brown (about 20-25 minutes).
- Let cool for a few minutes and then spread on sour cream.
- Top with lettuce, tomato, cheese, and olives. Serve warm and ENJOY!
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Nutrition
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Very good and very easy! I used turkey instead of beef and it was delicious! I think mixing salsa with the tomatoes would make this recipe even tastier!
Great options 🙂 Thank you for trying it!
thanks for sharing we loved it
Happy to share 🙂 I am so glad you did!! Thank you!
I’ll need to replace the biscuit mix with cornmeal…do I use the same amount of cornmeal? And can I use polenta? How much? Thank you!!
I haven’t tried either of those, but I am sure they would both work 🙂 I would keep same measurements.
A DELICIOUS little switch up to make with leftover taco meat!
Is there something else you could use instead of sour cream in the taco casserole. My husband does not like sour cream. Thanks
You could just leave it off. Not really sure what else would be good with this specific recipe. Usually Greek yogurt is a great substitute for sour cream, but not sure it would be great with this..lol!
Looks tasty! Was wondering the purpose of the biscuit layer? I wanna know if i can make without that steP
Thank you, it is!! The biscuit layer adds some consistency. Without it, it will just be a pile of meat & toppings, but you can totally leave it out, if you prefer 🙂
Cook the refried beans with your ground beef or ground turkey and follow the other instructions. but might I suggest using a corn tortilla shell at the bottom before the meat and do the layering of the other ingredients after that.
I will have to try that! Thank you!
Yum! This recipe is so easy and Super delicious! I made it tonight for dinner and The whole family couldn’t get enough. (And theres 9 of us) i didn’t change the recipe one bit and it was perfect! Thank you for sharing 🙂
You are welcome! I love to hear that! Thank you so much for letting me know!
Could I use canned TOMATOES with mild CHILIES instead of fresh chOpped tomatoeS?
You sure could. I would just drain them first. Enjoy!
Is ther an way i cou add refried bean to this and if sO, how wo I laye it?
I personally have not tried, but I am sure they could. Not sure how it would be, if you layered them first, then the meat or on top of the meat. You want the mixture to fall in between the meat.
I mixed them with the ground beef once cooked and seasoned