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taco lasagna

A delicious Mexican-inspired casserole layered with seasoned beef, beans, cheese, and tortillas, baked to perfection.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings: 12
Cuisine: Chinese
Calories: 120

Ingredients
  

Main Ingredients
  • 1.5 pounds lean ground beef
  • 0.5 cup finely diced sweet yellow onion
  • 2 tablespoons fresh minced garlic
  • 2 ounces mild taco seasoning
  • 1 cup water
  • 4 pieces 10 inch flour tortillas
  • 2 cups chunky mild salsa
  • 15 ounce can black beans (drained and rinsed)
  • 3 cups fiesta blend shredded cheese
  • 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro optional garnish
  • sour cream optional topping
  • fresh pico de gallo optional topping

Method
 

Preparation Steps
  1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
  2. Lay 2 flour tortillas into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish. Trim edges as needed and use as pattern for remaining tortillas.
  3. Spray baking dish with nonstick spray and set aside.
  4. Cook ground beef, onion, and garlic in a saucepan over medium-high heat until beef is cooked through, then reduce heat to medium-low.
  5. Whisk together taco seasoning and water, pour over beef mixture, cook for 2-3 minutes until thickened, then remove from heat.
  6. Arrange half of the tortillas in the prepared dish.
  7. Spread half of the meat mixture over tortillas.
  8. Spread half of salsa, beans, and cheese over the meat layer.
  9. Repeat layers with remaining tortillas, meat, salsa, beans, and cheese.
  10. Bake for 20-25 minutes, then garnish with chopped cilantro, and top with sour cream and pico de gallo if desired.

Notes

This taco lasagna is perfect for a crowd and easy to customize with your favorite toppings.