Tired of the usual ground meat recipes? A family can only eat so much meatloaf, turkey burgers, chili and meatballs week to week. Nothing against those meals – they are all yummy too! But I was looking for something new when I happened upon a recipe online. I tweaked a few things to make it ours (directions below), and it was a big hit. Finally, something new to do with that ground turkey or beef!
When making casseroles, I always use my trusty baking dish. I love the clear glass because it’s so easy to see how my dish is coming along, from top to bottom. This particular recipe is well suited for a 9×13 pan.
Ground Turkey (or Beef) Taco Casserole #Recipe
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An easy taco casserole with your choice of ground meat.
Author: Heather @ GirlGoneMom.com
Recipe type: Main
Serves: 6
Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground turkey (or whatever meat you prefer)
- 2 c. shredded cheddar
- 15 oz. salsa
- 15 oz. low sodium corn, drained
- 15 oz. black beans, drained and rinsed
- 13 oz. corn tortilla chips
Instructions
- Brown the meat and discard the fat.
- Mix together meat with salsa, corn, and black beans.
- Spray a 9x13 pan before spreading half of the tortilla chips.
- Add half of the meat mixture.
- Add half of the shredded cheese.
- Repeat layers.
- Cover the casserole with foil and bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
Notes
If you choose to freeze ahead of time, bake frozen casserole for an additional 20 minutes.
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Im always looking for different recipes to this sounds great and my kids love anything sounds close to a taco
Same here! I hope you like this! Please let us know what you think!
We cooked this recipe last night and we where very disappointed. The recipe called for no liquid at all and with 13 oz of tortilla chips the finished product was so dry it was almost un edible . We did add some taco seasoning which helped otherwise it was a recipe with no seasoning. Will not try this one again.
Hi, This recipe sound real good. I would like the nutrition value so I can fit it into my diet. Thanks
It really depends on the type of turkey and chips you use. If you are watching calories, go with a lean meat and baked chips. Sometimes I use soft flour tortillas too.
Hi. This recipe for taco casserole sounds great. I also like the idea of substituting pepper cheese or 3 cheese Mexican Blend for the cheddar. But one thing that always irritates me is when the picture can’t be printed. Please Please make the recipe printer friendly to inlcude the picture!
Thanks
Rocky
Hi Rocky,
If you print from your browser you will be able to print the image.
Great idea for a simple, tasty meal. In our house, pepper-Jack cheese would probably go over better than the cheddar. Thanks for the recipe!
This looks so delicious, my family loves mexican dishes. Will have to try this :)
Yum! This would be fab with chicken as well!
YUM! This looks right up our alley! Great recipe, Heather!
That looks very much like a recipe I’d like. Thank you!
Perfect timing! I was just looking through the pantry wondering about dinner-This is just the thing and I have all the ingredients. Thank You!
Fabulous! I used frozen corn (because that’s what I had) and served with tortillas, sour cream, guacamole and tortillas. Yummmmm!