Taco Tuesday Casserole

Taco Tuesday Casserole--tortillas layered with ground beef, Cheddar cheese, and corn--is a quick and easy Mexican-inspired meal.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 45 mins
• Calories: 556 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
• 2 pounds ground beef
• cooking spray
• 1 (10 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 5 flour tortillas
• 9 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• 8 corn tortilla chips, or more to taste
• 1.5 cups water
• 0.5 cup diced onion
• 0.25 cup diced tomatoes, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped olives, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef in the hot skillet until almost browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes. Add onion; cook and stir until beef is browned and onion is softened, about 5 minutes more. Mix water and taco seasoning into beef mixture; simmer until water evaporates, about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Line the prepared baking dish with tortillas and top with 1/2 of the ground beef mixture. Spoon 1/2 of the corn over the beef layer and top with 1/3 of the Cheddar cheese. Crush tortilla chips over cheese layer. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients, ending with Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, and olives.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and cheese is melted, 15 to 20 minutes.