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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.
Barbara says
I love this recipe and I use the same when I want chicken instead of hamburger.
Karly Campbell says
So glad you enjoy the recipe! I’m sure it’s great with chicken!
Renee says
This was so good! Rare to find a dish that the whole family approves of..
We like things spicy, so I used fire roasted Rotel, and added a little cayenne pepper to the mix.
Mickey says
This worked exactly as written, thanks!
Sarah says
I added black beans to my mixture. It was great! I might try corn tortillas next. I couldn’t find the nacho cheese soup so I used Campbells condensed cheddar cheese soup instead.
Maxxy says
I love this! I make it all the time hoping for leftovers! I use soft corn tortillas and double the cheese. I sometimes add some fresh jalepeno for extra heat.
Karly says
Sounds delicious with the corn tortillas! So glad you enjoy this one. 🙂
Debra says
I love this recipe and have made many times. Thx
Karly says
I’m so glad you enjoy it! Thanks for the rating! 🙂
Casey says
Is there something you can substitute the sour cream for? We don’t love sour cream in our house lol
Karly says
You could use plain nonfat Greek yogurt.
diane says
Should you cover with foil when you bake it in the oven?
Karly says
Nope, we bake it uncovered.
Pam says
Do you think it would be ok to use the Lower Carb tortillas?
Karly says
Yep, should be great!
Chris cleaves says
Had this recipe last night really delicious! Can’t get cheese soup here in uk so made up a packet of cheese sauce !! Worked well! Will make again,
Karly says
Sounds delicious with the cheese sauce! So glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Bobbie says
I used ground turkey and chicken sausage instead of ground beef. Turned out great!
Karly says
Thanks for sharing, Bobbie!
Bobbie says
This is such an easy and very good recipe. I used ground turkey and chicken sausage instead of ground beef. Turned out great!