Fiesta Casserole Recipes

CHEESY FIESTA BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in beans, picante sauce and chili powder., In a bowl, combine soup, tomatoes and green chiles. In a lightly greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer half the chips, beef mixture, soup mixture and cheeses. Repeat layers., Microwave on medium-high, uncovered, until heated through and cheese is melted, about 12 minutes. If desired, top with avocado and sour cream.

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the turkey and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the onions and zucchini and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the taco seasoning, 2/3 cup water, and the corn. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes, then stir in the black beans.
• 3. Spread 1/2 cup of the salsa in the bottom of the baking dish. Lay 4 tortillas over the salsa, and spoon half of the meat mixture on top. Cover with 3/4 cup of the salsa and 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Top with 4 more tortillas and the remaining 3/4 cup salsa. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese over the top.
• 4. Bake the casserole until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Slice and serve, topped with scallions and sour cream.

LAYERED FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat with peppers in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in salsa, tomatoes and corn.
• Spread 1 cup meat mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary. Cover with layers of half each of the remaining meat mixture and cheese; top with remaining tortillas and meat mixture. Cover.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

LAYERED FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat with peppers in a large skillet; drain. Return meat mixture to the pan and stir in salsa, tomatoes and corn. Bring to a boil.
• Spoon 1 cup of the meat mixture onto the bottom a a 13x9-inch" pan, top with 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary. Spoon half of the remaining meat mixture over tortillas, sprinkle with half the cheese.
• Top with the remaining 6 tortillas and then the rest of the meat mixture. Cover it with foil.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through. Remove from the oven, uncover and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Let stand 5 minutes or until cheese is melted.

FIESTA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Let the pie crusts stand at room temperature for 15 minutes or until they're easy to handle.
• Stir the salsa, soup, sour cream, cheese, corn, chicken and beans in a large bowl. Spoon the chicken mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
• Unfold the pie crusts on a lightly floured surface. Lay the crusts side-by-side so that they overlap by about 3 inches in the center. Press the seam to seal. Roll the pie crust into a 14 x 10-inch rectangle. Place the pie crust over the chicken mixture. Trim the excess crust from the edge. Cut several slits in the crust.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

FIESTA TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Stir in beans and 1 cup salsa. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• In ungreased 2-quart casserole, place broken tortilla chips. Top with beef mixture. Sprinkle with onions, tomato and cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Arrange tortilla chips around edge of casserole. Serve with lettuce and additional salsa.

FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Cook rice as directed on packages.
• 2. Brown meat and add taco spice. (I make my own with coriander, cumin, garlic, onion, chili pepper, pepper, salt. ) Pre-pack is fine. Add Rotel tomatoes. Simmer for 4 minutes.
• 3. Spread rice in 9 x 13 dish.
• 4. Top with meat.
• 5. Top with salsa. Any kind is fine; my kids tend to like it with the peach or the sweeter type salsa as the Rotel tomatoes have a bite.
• 6. Top with Ragu cheese sauce.
• 7. Bake for 30 minutes at 350.
• 8. Pull from oven and allow to rest for at least 15 minutes, Get your chips and DIG IN!

TEX-MEX FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Spray an 8-by-8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• In a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, brown meat, garlic, onion and green pepper.
• Add salsa, chili seasoning, tomato sauce and ketchup.
• Mix well to combine.
• Stir in corn, rice and cheddar cheese.
• Pour mixture into prepared baking dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Place baking dish on a wire rack and let set for 5 minutes.
• Divide into 6 servings.
• HINT: 1 1/3 cups uncooked rice usually cooks to about 2 cups.

FIESTA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the beans, onion, green chilies and cumin. Place eight crackers in an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Top with half of the bean mixture; layer with remaining crackers and bean mixture. Sprinkle with cheese., In a small bowl, combine the milk, mayonnaise and egg; pour over cheese. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 20-25 minutes. If desired, serve with sour cream and olives.

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Cook the ground beef in a large skillet until browned; drain off the excess fat.
• Season the meat with the salt and pepper; set aside.
• Mix together the cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and onion; set this mixture aside.
• Stir the biscuit mix and water together until a soft dough forms.
• With floured fingers, pat the dough into the bottom of a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan, pressing the dough about 1/2-inch up the sides of the pan.
• Layer the browned ground beef, tomato slices, green pepper, and sliced olives over the dough layer.
• Spoon the sour cream and cheese mixture over the top.
• Bake, uncovered, until the edges of the dough are light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes and then cut into squares to serve.

BEEF FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Grease a 3-quart casserole.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef over med-high heat until browned; drain.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, chilies, beans, salt, chili powder, cumin and pepper.
• Stir to combine and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Pour into prepared casserole.
• Add macaroni and mix well to combine all.
• Sprinkle with cheese, add jalapeño slices if desired; cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking for 10 minutes.