Taco Bake (sometimes known as Mexican Pizza) is a simple and quick weeknight meal with layers of tortillas, ground beef and salsa con queso!
EASY LAYERED TACO BAKE
One food item I always seem to have in my pantry or in my fridge are flour tortillas. They are good for so many things. Tortillas can be made into so many different types of snacks for kids (and grownups). You can cut them up and fry them or bake them. You can make cinnamon chips, quesadillas, tortilla pizzas....The possibilities are endless...and easy on the wallet too.
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TIPS FOR MAKING THIS LAYERED TACO BAKE:
- Flour tortillas work best in this but if you absolutely must have corn tortillas, then you can certainly switch it out.
- Ground turkey and chicken can be substituted for the ground beef.
- Try making your own TACO SEASONING for this recipe!
- A springform pan makes this easy to remove but an 8-inch round baking pan will work as well.
- This meal is delicious served with MY MOM'S SPANISH RICE.
- If you are very sensitive to spices, you can certainly use a regular cheese dip instead of the salsa con queso.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED: (FULL RECIPE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE POST)
ground beef
taco seasoning
* water as called for on back of seasoning packet
flour tortillas (8-inch size)
mild salsa con queso
shredded Mexican cheese blend
HOW TO MAKE THIS EASY LAYERED TACO BAKE (STEP-BY-STEP):
Brown and crumble ground beef. Drain excess grease. 
Stir in taco seasoning and water (following directions on back of seasoning packet.) Once the taco meat is ready, turn off heat and add in ½ cup salsa con queso. Give it a good stir, until thoroughly combined.
Preheat oven to 350F degrees. Spray an 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Layer the bottom of the pan with a flour tortilla.
I like to use a springform pan just to make it a bit easier to get out after it is finished baking. But this taco bake is pretty easy to slice up and serve even without the springform pan. Now add about ⅓ of the ground beef taco filling on the the first layer.
Then add ⅓ of the shredded cheese.
Continue until you are done with all the layers: another tortilla, more taco mixture, more cheese.
Bake at 350F degrees for about 15-20 minutes. Until cheese is melted and edges are slightly golden brown.
Allow to cool for a couple of minutes. Then slice and serve. I like mine with some sour cream and diced tomatoes on top.
Enjoy!
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EASY LAYERED TACO BAKE
Taco Bake (sometimes known as Mexican Pizza) is a simple and quick weeknight meal with layers of tortillas, ground beef and salsa con queso!
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Servings: 6
Calories: 349kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- water as called for on back of seasoning packet
- 3 (8- inch) flour tortillas
- ½ cup salsa con queso
- 1 ½-2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend
Instructions
- Brown and crumble ground beef.
- Drain excess grease.
- Add in taco seasoning and water (following directions on back of seasoning packet).
- Once the taco meat is ready, turn off heat and add in ½ cup salsa con queso.
- Give it a good stir until thoroughly combined.
- Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Spray an 8-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Layer the bottom of the pan with a flour tortilla.
- Now add about ⅓ of the ground beef taco filling on the the first layer.
- Then add ⅓ of the shredded cheese.
- Continue until you are done with all the layers: another tortilla, more taco mixture, more cheese.
- Bake at 350F degrees for about 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and edges are slightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool for a couple of minutes. Slice and serve.
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Notes
Serve with sour cream and diced tomatoes on top if desired.
Nutrition
Calories: 349kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 21g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 625mg | Potassium: 275mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 375IU | Vitamin C: 0.3mg | Calcium: 269mg | Iron: 1.7mg
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That looks good! I might have to add that on to the menu for next week, along with that meatball sub casserole recipe. Yummo.
Now that baseball season has started for my son and most games are played in or around the dinner hour, this recipe will be perfect for me! I can make this in the morning before I leave for work and throw it in the oven when I get home. You may have just saved a family and a marriage! LOL!
I must try this, it looks good and a easy way to get my girls to like mexican food! Thanks for sharing!! 🙂
This looks great. I will definitely try this one.
Mmm, looks delicious! 🙂 I love almost anything baked, why not tacos?
Yum. That looks like delicious, cheesy goodness!
I will be trying this too! It looks fun and delicious!
I can imagine how this tastes just by looking at the images. Yum, excellent job! 🙂
That looks fantastic. I make a very similar dish and it is always popular at my house.
It's like a tortilla lasagna!
I'll be right over! This is definitely my 'cuppa tea'...or tortilla! ;-} I LOVE Mexican - love the ease of making it and the perfect flavors.
Yummy- looks good!!! barb
Can't wait to try this! I love recipes like these!
I saw this yesterday on FB and knew I had everything except the queso already at home. A quick stop at my local market and I was set. Whipped together really quickly and an easy, flavorful meal was on the table in no time. Thank you so much for this, it was a total hit and will become a staple in my house!
Thank you for letting us know how it turned out. There are so many comments like “looks good” or “I have to try this”. I wish those that have t made it yet would wait until they try it to comment so we don’t have to wade through all the unhelpful comments. Or maybe there could be an area I could go to to see just those that have actually made the recipe. Just saying.
Thank you so much for all the lovely comments!! Jen - I really appreciate you coming back to let me know how this recipe turned out for you!! It really makes my day to hear that!
What a fabulous recipe, this looks absolutely delicious!! 🙂
What a fantastic easy recipe!!! I can't wait to try it...my family will love it.
ANOTHER AWESOME RECIPE AND YES I AM SHOUTING! So easy to make and this will probably replace tacos in my house. Yum yum!
Mmmm, this looks SO GOOD! Thank you for sharing!
Any and all Tex-mex food, YUM! My kids taught me to be creavtive with tortilla's.
Made this last night, it was a hit with the family. Great flavor and real easy to make. It's a keeper.
I made this too, following the recipe exactly, and my husband and I just loved it! This is definitely a keeper for my family and friends 🙂
Great recipe, Brandie! You can really tap into some creativity with the kids, too. If you've got small,omelet size pans, they could create their own. Thanks for the inspiration.
Can this be made without the queso? I have everything on hand except that!
Thanks for sharing this at Church Supper, Brandie! I know "my" Alex would love it! Have a blessed week & come back soon ~EMM
This reminds me of the Mexican Pizza at Taco Bell which I love to eat..yummy...thank you. Janice
This looks alot like stacked enchiladas which I absolutely love. Was just wondering could you use shredded chicken instead of ground beef or even better use ground turkey in place of ground beef.