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TACO CASSEROLE starts with a handful of ingredients and gets layered together to make the best taco lasagna with tortillas! It’s a big hit with our whole family and makes taco night so fun!
Oh, yes, that’s right. I made you all a Mexican lasagna with tortillas instead of noodles.
This is one of those easy weeknight recipes that the entire family gets excited about when they see it come out of the oven, all steamy and cheesy and gooey.
I mean, my family love love loves taco night.
Thank goodness for that, because we seriously eat some form of tacos every couple of days. My fried tacos are always a hit.
In fact, I’ve been on a major scrambled egg taco kick lately. It’s the easiest dinner in the world – scramble some eggs, stuff them in a steamy tortilla, top with cheddar, and drizzle on some hot sauce.
My husband thinks it’s kind of weird, but my daughter and I are absolutely in love with scrambled egg tacos.
It’s probably the most perfect comfort food on the planet and they takes about 5 minutes to make. Hard to go wrong with that.
This taco lasagna is perfect for busy weeknights!
The kids never complain about tacos, but the husband starts to get this look in his eyes when he sees me pull out the tortilla warmer. A look that says, “can we maybe eat dinner with a fork just once this week?”
Forks. Pfft. Overrated.
But, I love the man, so I turned my love of tacos into this taco lasagna with tortillas!
You’re going to flip for this one.
This recipe is just seven ingredients and beyond simple to throw together!
I use a can of Nacho Cheese Soup in here, because hello. Nacho cheese!
You can swap in cheddar soup or cream of chicken/mushroom soup, if you prefer! You could also probably get away with just melting up some Velveeta with milk in place of the canned soup or using a jar of cheese sauce. I mean, this is a pretty simple recipe and I can’t imagine you’ll be able to mess it up!
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I get a lot of questions about the tortillas in this recipe and whether or not they get soggy. I don’t find them soggy myself, but if it’s something that you’re worried about, I’m happy to say that yes, corn tortillas would work instead. 🙂
Update: Y’all loved this recipe so much that I decided we needed a burrito version as well! Check out my Burrito Casserole and give that a try too!
All of these Mexican casseroles are so good and I just know you’re going to love them all. Mexican for dinner every night! 🙂
I also made a chicken enchilada casserole that is similar to this one.
Give this taco lasagna a try and let me know what you think!
Taco Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 can Ro*Tel diced tomatoes with chiles drained
- 1 can Nacho Cheese Soup
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 cup grated cheddar
- 12 8-inch soft tortillas
- Guacamole, cilantro, sour cream for topping, as desired
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9x9 baking dish with non-stick spray.
- Add the beef to a large skillet over medium heat and crumble as it cooks. Drain grease when cooked through.
- Add the taco seasoning and water to the skillet and cook for 2 minutes.
- Dump the tomatoes, cheese soup, and sour cream into a medium mixing bowl. Stir in the cooked meat.
- Place 3 tortillas in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Top with 1/3 of the meat mixture.
- Repeat layers, ending with a layer of tortillas on the top. Sprinkle the cheese over the top.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until hot and melty.
- Serve sprinkled with chopped cilantro, guacamole, and extra sour cream, as desired.
Michele says
I made this for dinner tonight. I added diced onions. I think I’ll add sliced olives next time. Love it! It’s very good!!
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Michele!
Joyce G says
I made this exactly per the recipe… YUM!!!!! (Though I did use corn tortillas and a 2.5 qt casserole dish) A KEEPER!!!!!!!!! Thank you!
Karly says
So glad you enjoyed it, Joyce!
Delinda Walker says
Has anyone ever tried tater tots in this instead of tortillas ??? Im going to try it tonight and see wish me luck lol
Karly says
Let us know how it goes!
Lisa Shaffer says
Awesome
JuneFrasier says
This sounds so good and easy to make
Rosey jackson says
Loved it, I added spanish rice to the meat mixture, omg over the top, also topped with gold star chili, cheese ,lettuce , sour cream and tomatoes. Whole family loved it. Tysm
Denise says
I’ve been making a dish similar to this using cream of mushroom soup. We call it Lazy Enchiladas. My kids favorite meal when they come home!
Karly says
Sounds delicious!
Jessica Sharpe says
I was looking for a use for all the leftover taco making stuff in my house and came across this. OMG this is amazing. The only changes I made were nacho cheese instead of the soup, colby jack cheese, and corn tortillas. My husband and brother devoured it (and they are picky eaters).
Peggy Alexander says
The recipe says to end with tortillas on top then cheese, the video shows only using 9 tortillas and ending with meat sauce on top, then cheese. Which is correct ? Planning to make for dinner today
Karly says
Hi Peggy! Either way works fine. If you have meat leftover, add it to the top. If not, just use the cheese. 🙂
Ruth Razer says
I made this for dinner tonight and my husband and I both loved it. It was very good.
Karly says
Glad to hear that, Ruth. 🙂
Cathy C. says
I made this last night for my family to try (guinea pigs lol) in advance of making a double batch for company. This was awesome! I took the liberty of adding ¼ cup each of black beans and canned corn. And perhaps next time I might add some finely diced green and red peppers as well. Only thing I might do in the future is use unsalted homemade taco seasoning to try and cut down on the high salt/sodium.
But back to the original recipe…this was so delicious! The whole family loved it. Will be making again and again!
Karly says
Thanks, Cathy!
Melanie says
I love new recipes
Melanie says
I love new recipes
Rick Niemczyk says
We make it but use low carb flour tortillas and make a “Mexican” barley to go with it for a lower carb dinner.
Josh says
Much to my surprise my picky eaters gobbled this up. Glad I tried something new. Also I used 2.5 quart round casserole dish that fit the tortillas perfectly. Due to covid shortages I used the cheese packet from a mac n shells&cheese box mix. Turned out really well.