Taco Lasagna

Taco Lasagna is a cheesy, layered casserole that combines everything that you love about tacos into one comforting, oven-baked dish. With seasoned ground beef, refried beans, salsa, tortillas, and loads of melted cheese

Course Entrees

Cuisine American, Mexican

Keyword taco bake, taco casserole, taco lasagna

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 30

Servings servings

Calories 540kcal

Author Wendie

Equipment

1 9x13 baking dish

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds lean ground beef
1 cup green bell pepper diced
1 cup onion diced
¼ cup taco seasoning
2/3 cup water
1 (15 ounce) can black beans drained and rinsed
1/8 cup chopped cilantro
1 1/2 cups thick salsa
9 Taco size tortillas
1 (14.5 ounce) can refried beans
3 cups Shredded Colby jack cheese

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Spray a 9x13 baking dish with non stick cooking spray
Heat a large skillet on medium high heat and add the ground beef, green peppers and onion and cook until browned. Drain any extra fat.
Add in the taco seasoning and water and let simmer 1-2 minutes on low.
Add in the salsa, black beans and cilantro and mix until combined. Remove from the heat.
Place two tortillas into the bottom of the baking dish, cut one tortilla in half to fill up the extra space and fully cover the bottom of the dish.
Add 1/3 of the refried beans on top of the tortillas. (See notes)
Add 1/3 of the taco meat mixture on top of the refried beans followed by a thin layer of shredded cheese.
Add two more tortillas on top followed by the refried beans, meat mixture and cheese.
Repeat one more time and end with two tortillas on top and the remaining shredded cheese.
Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove the foil the last 5 minutes to brown up the cheese a bit.
Add your favorite toppings like tomatoes, olives, jalapenos, avocados or sour cream and serve!

Notes

If your refried beans are dry mix them in a bowl with a couple tablespoon of water to moisten them up a bit before spreading them.

Make sure your using a thick jarred salsa a thin salsa can cause the meat mixture to be more watery.

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