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This taco bake is quick and easy and will satisfy even the most picky eaters! You can modify this simple casserole to add things you love. It's yummy! Top with tomatoes, lettuce, salsa, or whatever you like on your Mexican food.
Ingredients
- cooking spray (such as Pam®):
- ½ pounds ground beef: 1 piece
- onion: 1 cup (chopped)
- water: 0.5 cup
- taco seasoning mix: 1 pack (1 ounce pack)
- refried beans: 1 can (10 ounce can, optional)
- black olives: 1 can (6 ounce can, sliced, optional)
- green Chilis: 1 can (4 ounce can, diced)
- salsa: 0.5 cup
- taco shells, broken up: 15 piece (to taste)
- cheddar cheese: 2 cups (shredded)
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Stages of cooking
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
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Cook ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes; drain grease. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Stir in water and taco seasoning; cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add refried beans, olives, green chiles, and salsa. Cook and stir until ingredients are warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Place 1/2 of the broken taco shells in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour in 1/2 of the ground beef mixture over broken taco shells. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Sprinkle 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese over top. Repeat layers once more. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Serve hot and enjoy! DOTDASH MEREDITH FOOD STUDIOS
