Description
This Doritos Taco Casserole is a deliciously creamy and crunchy meal that your family will love!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb ground chuck
- ½ a yellow onion (chopped)
- 4 garlic cloves (chopped)
- 1 oz packet of taco seasoning
- 14 oz can fire roasted tomatoes
- 10 oz can Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilis
- 2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
- ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- 8 oz cream cheese (softened)
- 8 oz sour cream
- 4 cups cooked white rice
- 1 ½ tbsp taco seasoning
- 3 cups whole nacho cheese Doritos
- 8 oz freshly shredded colby jack cheese
- 4 oz freshly shredded cheddar cheese
- For serving: shredded lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, hot sauce
Instructions
- Heat up a pan with olive oil and add in the ground beef. Break up the beef using a wooden spoon or meat masher and then add in the onions and garlic. Saute that on a medium high heat until the meat is brown.
- Once the meat is brown, use a paper towel and mop up most of the excess oil in the pan, leaving about 2 tbsp of oil in the pan. Then, shake in the packet of taco seasoning and saute that in with the ground beef.
- Next, pour in the can of fire roasted tomatoes, Rotel, both cans of tomato sauce, and fill one of the empty cans of tomato sauce with a ½ cup of water, swish the water around to get the excess tomato sauce out, and pour that into the pan as well.
- Add in salt and cracked black pepper and stir everything together. Now bring the pan to a boil, then lower it to a simmer, and let that simmer for about 10 – 15 minutes.
- While that’s simmering, in a large measuring cup or bowl, add in cream cheese, sour cream, cooked white rice, and 1 ½ tbsp taco seasoning. Mix that together until fully combined and set it aside.
- Now it’s time to assemble the casserole! Grease a large deep dish baking dish and begin layering: Layer 1: Thin layer of the meat sauce. Layer 2: Half the creamy rice mixture. Layer 3: Take half of the Doritos, roughly crush them up, and sprinkle them over the top. Layer 4: Half of the freshly shredded colby jack cheese.
- Layer 5: More of the meat sauce. Layer 6: The rest of the creamy rice mixture. Layer 7: Freshly shredded cheddar cheese. Layer 8: The rest of the meat sauce.
- Layer 9: The rest of the Doritos, roughly crush them up, and sprinkle them over the top. Layer 10: The rest of the freshly shredded colby jack cheese.
- Bake it in the oven at 350°F for about 25 – 30 minutes. If the casserole starts getting too browned on top, spray a piece of aluminum foil with non-stick cooking spray, and place it spray side down loosely over the casserole to cover it.
- Once it’s done, garnish it with some shredded lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, and hot sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- This casserole can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge before baking.
- Feel free to adjust the level of seasoning to your taste.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 600
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 40g
- Saturated Fat: 20g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 110mg