Best Cheesy Taco Bake Recipes

CHEESY MACARONI TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare Dinner as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook meat with taco seasoning mix as directed on package.
• Add egg and 1 cup shredded cheese to prepared Dinner; mix well. Spoon into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with meat mixture, salsa and remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.

TACO BELL CHEESY NACHO BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Brown ground beef in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Add tomatoes, water and TACO BELL® Taco Seasoning Mix; mix well. Cook 10 min., stirring occasionally. Stir in 1/4 cup sour cream.
• Place half the chips in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of half each of the meat mixture and TACO BELL® Shredded Taco Night Cheese. Repeat layers.
• Bake 20 min. or until heated through.
• Top with remaining sour cream; sprinkle with onions.

CHEESY TACO MACARONI BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Prepare macaroni and cheese as directed (with milk and butter).
• Brown ground beef, prepare with taco seasoning and water as directed on packet.
• Stir sour cream into macaroni and cheese.
• Place 1/2 macaroni and cheese mixture in greased 9x9 baking dish.
• Layer 1/2 of meat and half of cheese.
• Top with remaining macaroni mixture.
• Bake 15 minutes.
• Remove from oven, top with salsa and remaining cheese.
• Bake additional 5 minutes.
• Serve.

CHEESY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a large skillet cook ground beef until no pink in meat.
• Add tomato paste and use the 6 oz. can to add 1 1/2 cans water (totals 9 oz.), also add taco seasoning and simmer on low, uncovered for 5 minutes.
• Grease pan, roll crescent rolls into 9X13 pan up the edges. Seal seams. It will be long one continuous piece in the pan.
• Spread one cup of the crushed corn tortilla chips on top of the crescent rolls.
• Then spread meat, add sour cream on top of meat, then cheese.
• Last, spread remaining cup of chips on top.
• Bake uncovered for 25-30 minutes, crust will be lightly browned.
• I leave sour cream and cheese off a small portion for my son who does not like cheese or creamy.
• Can make vegetarian by using veggie crumble instead of ground beef.

CHEESY TURKEY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F and spray a 9-x-9" baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a high-sided sauté pan over medium high heat, heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil. Add ground turkey, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon. Cook until no longer pink, about 5 min. Stir in taco seasoning mix; cook 1 min. Using a slotted spoon, remove ground turkey to a plate.
• Seed and finely chop 1 jalapeño. In the same pan, add remaining 1 Tbsp. olive oil, chopped jalapeño, onion and orange pepper. Season with black pepper and cook about 3 to 4 min. Add in black beans and roasted tomatoes and stir until combined. Stir in ground turkey. Check seasoning and remove from heat.
• In a microwave-safe bowl, add VELVEETA and microwave on HIGH for 1 min. Remove from microwave and stir in salsa. Set aside until ready to build.
• In the baking dish, add 4 tortillas. Next, add ½ of the turkey mixture and drizzle with ½ of the salsa mix. Add another layer of 4 tortillas, the remaining turkey mixture, and rest of the salsa and bake for 25 min.
• Thinly slice remaining jalapeño. Remove taco bake from oven and top with jalapeño, cilantro, avocados, and sour cream. Serve with lime wedges.

CHEESY BEEFY TACO BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Prepare dinner as directed on package.
• While macaroni is cooking, brown meat and drain.
• Add taco seasoning mix and water to the meat; simmer 5 minutes.
• Stir sour cream into prepared dinner.
• Spoon half of the dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish; top with layers of the meat mixture, 1 cup of the cheese and remaining dinner mixture.
• Cover.
• Bake 15 minute.
• Top with salsa and remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
• Bake, uncovered, an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

CHEESY TACO BUBBLE BREAD BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350ºF.
• Cook meat with taco seasoning mix as directed on package.
• Meanwhile, cut biscuits into quarters; roll, 1 at a time, in crushed chips. Place in even layer in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• Spoon meat mixture over biscuits.
• Bake 30 min. or until biscuits are golden brown and cheese is melted, topping casserole with cheese after 15 min.
• Top with remaining ingredients before serving.