Begin your week off proper and make this tremendous straightforward Mexican casserole for dinner! We’re all about floor beef recipes. There are such a lot of completely different meals you could whip up in a rush with floor beef.
all the explanations we love this Mexican casserole
You solely have to soiled one dish!
You possibly can throw all the pieces right into a casserole dish, combine, and bake.
It’s a nice weeknight meal that packs a ton of taste.
This Mexican casserole leaves nice leftovers. It’s a nice meal prep meal for the week.
It lasts within the fridge and there are numerous alternative ways to serve it!
Elements You’ll Want
The ingredient record for this casserole is stuffed with all-star components which might be pantry staples! Try all the pieces you’re going to wish.
Floor beef- We used 93/7% fats content material for our floor beef, however you should use no matter floor beef you’d like.
Minced garlic– Whether or not you employ garlic cloves or pre-minced garlic, don’t skip it!
Bell peppers– The bell peppers on this Mexican beef skillet add each greens and nice crunch. We used purple and inexperienced peppers, however use no matter colour you’d like!
White onion– Onion provides an ideal base and onion taste.
Immediate rice– Sure, Immediate rice! You should use white or brown immediate rice. We use immediate rice as an alternative of normal rice to maintain the prepare dinner time down! We don’t suggest utilizing common rice on this recipe.
Beef broth– You want a little bit of liquid to assist prepare dinner the rice. We love utilizing beef broth as a result of it has superb taste
Tomato sauce– We love saucy floor beef tacos and the tomato sauce within the Mexican casserole provides that conventional taco taste you like.
Inexperienced chilies– These chiles add a little bit further kick to your beef casserole!
Pinto beans– Add a little bit protein to this Mexican beef casserole with some pinto beans!
Candy corn– One other nice veggie add.
Spices– We mainly use the identical spices on this Mexican casserole that we use in our DIY taco seasoning. Chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, and salt!
Shredded cheddar cheese– You sprinkle a little bit cheddar cheese in direction of the tip of this casserole bake time for a scrumptious tacky topping.
Scrumptious Topping Choices
This scrumptious Mexican casserole has layer after layer of scrumptious components. One technique to actually elevate this recipe is so as to add some toppings if you serve this casserole to the household.
bitter cream or Greek yogurt
chopped cilantro
salsa
guacamole
crushed tortilla chips
Elements Swaps
Don’t have all the pieces on the ingredient record for this Mexican casserole? Haven’t any concern, listed below are some nice ingredient swaps!
Floor beef —> attempt floor turkey or floor hen!
Bell peppers—> you should use any colour of bell pepper! When you like issues spicy, attempt including in jalapeños or poblano peppers!
White onion—> any colour onion will work for this recipe.
Pinto beans—> not a pinto particular person? Attempt black beans!
Canned corn—> hominy would even be an ideal addition or substitute for corn on this casserole recipe.
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This Mexican casserole actually is very easy to make. Right here’s the way you do it!
Spray a 9×13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
Absolutely prepare dinner the bottom beef in a big skillet over medium-high warmth earlier than including it to the greased casserole dish.
Add the remainder of the components (apart from the cheese) to the casserole dish and blend.
Bake the casserole for 45 minutes at 375ºF and add cheese. Bake for five extra minutes.
alternative ways to serve this Mexican casserole
In search of different methods to make use of this Mexican casserole? You possibly can eat this casserole all by itself and scoop it up with some chips, however listed below are a number of extra enjoyable methods to eat this casserole if you’re meal prepping it for the week!
Make a burrito! Add 1/2 cup to 1 cup of this casserole to a big tortilla together with some salsa, guacamole, cheese, and Greek yogurt.
Attempt a Taco salad. Throw some spinach or massaged kale in a bowl and high it with a few of this Mexican casserole.
Make a burrito bowl. Make an at house burrito bowl and add this casserole to a bowl with greens, a coleslaw, guacamole, and salsa!
Storage
You possibly can retailer this Mexican casserole in an air tight container for as much as 5 days! Simply ensure the casserole is cooled utterly earlier than putting it within the fridge.
Can I freeze this?
Sure! You possibly can freeze this recipe. Let the casserole cool utterly earlier than putting it in a gallon sized bag, take away the air, and place it within the freezer for as much as 3 months.
Mexican Casserole
This Mexican casserole packs in floor beef, rice, peppers, onions, pinto beans, and Mexican flavors for a simple one-pan meal.
1.5 cups minute white/brown rice* (THIS is the model we used. Both white or brown will work)
2 cups beef broth (hen broth works too)
1 15-oz. can tomato sauce
1 4-oz. can inexperienced chiles
1 15-oz. can pinto beans, drained and rinsed
1 15-oz. can candy corn, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons garlic powder
1/2 tablespoon floor cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup shredded Mexican cheddar cheese
Directions
Prep: First, preheat the oven to 375ºF and spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.
Brown Floor Beef: Place floor beef in a frying pan and prepare dinner over medium/excessive warmth till absolutely cooked. It’s going to take round 7-10 minutes. When you used a fattier beef, drain the surplus fats from the meat.
Combine: Switch cooked meat into the casserole dish and add the remainder of the components (minus the cheese) into the casserole dish and blend to mix.
Bake: Cowl casserole dish with tin foil and bake at 375ºF for 45 minutes. Take away from oven, combine, and sprinkle on cheese and bake for an extra 5 minutes, uncovered.
Let the casserole sit on the stovetop for 10-Quarter-hour to additional thicken up.
Suggestions & Notes
As your leftover casserole sits within the fridge in a single day, it is going to thicken.
On March 26, 2020, we barely diminished the quantity of beef broth from the suggestions we obtained from readers.
