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    Home » Main Dish

    Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef

    Published: Aug 20, 2011 Last updated: Mar 18, 2022 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    A layered ground beef casserole with all of your favorite Mexican flavors!
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    My whole family loves Mexican food and this Mexican casserole with ground beef has all the flavors in one easy casserole dish.

    It is so easy to make with a few pantry items and your favorite taco toppings, making this an easy weeknight meal.

    Overhead view of a Mexican Casserole made with ground beef and topped with fresh veggies.
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    • ❤️ Why you'll love it
    • 🥘 Ingredients
    • 🔪 Instructions
    • 🥄 Equipment
    • 🥫Storage
    • 📖 Variations
    • 💭 Tips
    • 📚 Related Recipes
    • 🍽 Serve with...
    • 📖 Recipe
    • 💬 Comments

    ❤️ Why you'll love it

    ✔️ It is like a big taco in casserole form! Just scoop with chips or use it as a filling for flour tortillas.

    ✔️ It can be serve deconstructed as is with tortilla chips or used as a filling for crunchy taco shells or flour tortillas.

    ✔️ It is the easiest Mexican beef casserole dish to make and it is packed with tons of flavor, 28 grams of protein, and 5 grams of fiber per serving!

    Seasoned ground beef cooking in a cast iron skillet.

    🥘 Ingredients

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    Lean ground beef

    Taco seasoning, I like to make my own homemade taco seasoning, it is simple with just a few ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.

    Refried beans, I like to buy the can of refried beans for convenience, but if you make your own, that works well also.

    Salsa, spicy is the way I like to go, but choose your favorite heat factor.

    Mexican cheese blend

    Corn chips

    Black olives

    Diced tomatoes

    Fresh cilantro

    dicing tomatoes

    🔪 Instructions

    1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
    2. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef beef for 7 minutes, or until browned.
    3. Drain any fat from the beef and add the taco seasoning and water according to packet instructions. Set aside.
    4. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm refried beans for 5 minutes, or until warmed thru. Stir the salsa and 1 cup of the cheese into the refried beans.
    5. Place the corn chips in the bottom of the baking dish that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. On top of the corn chips, add the layers as follows: bean mixture, ground beef mixture, and top with the remaining shredded cheese and black olives.
    6. Bake the casserole for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.
    7. Remove from oven, top with chopped tomatoes and cilantro. Serve with extra corn chips if desired.. 
    Cut avocados on a wooden board.

    🥄 Equipment

    8 x 8 glass baking dish

    Large skillet

    Medium saucepan

    Wooden spoon

    Rubber scraper

    🥫Storage

    Store any leftovers in the refrigerator up to 3 days. I do not recommend freezing this recipe once it has been completely assembled.

    Upclose shot of finished cassderole.

    📖 Variations

    • Black beans or kidney beans make a great substitute for refried beans, just smash them lightly and add the salsa and cheese.
    • Use lean ground turkey or ground chicken in place of the ground beef.
    • Use a variation of your favorite fresh vegetables as topping. Chopped red bell pepper, sliced jalapenos, chopped avocado, and green onion are a few I like to add.

    💭 Tips

    • Use crispy tostadas or corn tortillas in place of the tortilla chips and assemble the casserole in lasagna like layers.
    • Wrap leftovers in a tortilla, roll into a burrito, and sear in a hot skillet.

    📚 Related Recipes

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    🍽 Serve with...

    Serve this Mexican casserole with ground beef with flour tortillas, tortilla chips along with a scoop of sour cream and homemade guacamole on the side.

    📖 Recipe

    Mexican Casserole

    Shelby Law Ruttan
    A layered ground beef casserole with all of your favorite Mexican flavors!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Total Time 25 mins
    Course Main Dish
    Cuisine Tex-Mex
    Servings 8
    Calories 321 kcal

    Equipment

    • 8 x 8 glass baking dish
    • Large skillet
    • Medium saucepan
    • Wooden spoon
    • Rubber scraper

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    Ingredients
      

    • 1 pound lean ground beef
    • 2 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
    • 15 ounces refried beans
    • 1 cup salsa
    • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
    • 4 ounces tortilla chips
    • ½ cup sliced black olives
    • ½ cup diced tomatoes
    • ½ cup cilantro , chopped
    • sour cream , optional
    • 1 avocado , optional (chopped)

    Instructions
     

    • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
    • In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown ground beef beef for 7 minutes, or until browned.
    • Drain any fat from the beef and add the taco seasoning and water according to packet instructions. Set aside.
    • In a medium saucepan over medium heat, warm refried beans for 5 minutes, or until warmed thru. Stir the salsa and 1 cup of the cheese into the refried beans.
    • Place the corn chips in the bottom of the baking dish that has been coated with nonstick cooking spray. On top of the corn chips, add the layers as follows: bean mixture, ground beef mixture, and top with the remaining shredded cheese and black olives.
    • Bake the casserole for 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.Remove from oven, top with chopped tomatoes and cilantro. Serve with extra corn chips if desired.

    Notes

    If you have leftovers you could either reheat and eat, or fill a tortilla and warm for lunches, wrap burrito like and heat in the oven of sear in a hot skillet "Taco Bell" style.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 321kcalCarbohydrates: 20gProtein: 23gFat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 63mgSodium: 972mgPotassium: 365mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 660IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 256mgIron: 2mg
    Keyword Mexican Casserole, Mexican Casserole with Ground Beef
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    1. Claudia Lamascolo

      May 02, 2017 at 6:23 am

      that looks great!

      Reply
    2. Dan from Platter Talk

      June 02, 2014 at 12:22 pm

      This is a great combinations of ingredients and sounds so easy (and delicious) to make. I love the cilantro addition and your use of fat free refried beans. It's only 07:30 in the morning here and this post make my stomach growl! Nicely done 🙂

      Reply
    3. Sandra Shaffer

      May 13, 2014 at 2:34 pm

      This looks so good! I can never eat enough Mexican food. Perfect for a busy mid week!!

      Reply
    4. bellini

      March 12, 2014 at 4:09 am

      It looks so delicious Shelby. I also love your new header by the way:D

      Reply
    5. HeiLin (Heidy McCallum)

      March 11, 2014 at 9:02 pm

      Awesome recipe for a Mexican dish

      Reply
    6. Mary Bostow

      March 11, 2014 at 4:08 pm

      I am so making this! I love all things Mexican and so does my husband, he's from Texas!

      Reply
    7. I confess.....

      August 19, 2013 at 12:24 pm

      I substituted green onions for cilantro. It was excellent tasting. This is going in my cookbook.

      Reply
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