California Taco Chili Bake Recipes

CALIFORNIA TACO CHILI BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Heat chili, stirring occasionally, until hot.
• Beat Bisquick mix and milk with wire whisk until soft dough forms. Spread half of the dough in ungreased square baking dish, 9x9x2 or 8x8x2 inches. Top with chili. Sprinkle with 3/4 cup cheese. Drop remaining dough by 6 spoonfuls onto top. Sprinkle with paprika.
• Bake about 25 minutes or until topping is light brown. Top with lettuce, tomatoes and additional cheese.

TACO CHILI

Steps:

• Preheat large, nonstick saute pan on medium-high 2-3 minutes. Place beef in pan (wash hands); brown 5-7 minutes, stirring to crumble meat, or until no pink remains. Stir in taco seasoning; remove meat from pan.
• Combine remaining ingredients in slow cooker; stir in meat. Cover and cook on HIGH 3-4 hours or LOW 6-8 hours. Serve.

TACO BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• Cook ground beef and onions in a skillet over medium heat until beef is browned, 7 to 10 minutes; drain grease. Stir in water and taco seasoning; cook, stirring often, until thickened, about 2 minutes. Add refried beans, salsa, olives, and green chiles. Cook and stir over low heat until ingredients are warmed through, 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place half of the taco shells in the bottom of the baking dish. Pour in half of the ground beef mixture; sprinkle with half of the Cheddar cheese. Repeat with remaining taco shells, ground beef mixture, and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted and bubbly, 20 to 25 minutes.

CHILI TORTILLA BAKE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink. Stir in the tomato sauce, beans, corn, green chilies, onion, chili powder, cumin, garlic powder and oregano; heat through., In an 11x7-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray, layer half of the tortillas, beef mixture and cheese. Repeat layers. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until bubbly. Freeze option: Cool unbaked casserole; cover and freeze. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Remove from refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°. Bake casserole as directed, increasing time as necessary to heat through and for a thermometer inserted in center to read 165°.

CALIFORNIA TACO DIP

Steps:

• In a bowl, mash the avocados and mix in the lemon juice. In a separate bowl, mix the sour cream, mayonnaise, and taco seasoning.
• Spread the refried beans over the bottom of a large serving platter or bowl. Top with avocado mixture. Spread sour cream mixture over the avocado, and sprinkle with cheese. Layer cheese with green onions (just the green part), then tomatoes, and top with the olives. Cover, and chill in the refrigerator 2 to 4 hours before serving.