This easy Taco Casserole is the perfect dinner recipe for a hungry family! Made with simple ingredients, this is a skillet dinner everyone will love.
I am really excited to share this dinner with you guys! I think it is going to be a total winner in your house, and I can’t wait for you to try it.
Obviously I love every recipe that makes its way to your in box. If it’s not good, it doesn’t make the cut. But there are a couple reasons I really love this recipe.
This casserole recipe is easy, is a one pot recipe with minimal clean up, and is made with easy to find ingredients. This stovetop wonder is perfect comfort food.
This was beautiful, all your recipes are! Definitely making again ASAP!
Taco Casserole Ingredients
As I mentioned, this recipe has really simple ingredients. So much of this you can easily keep in your pantry. This is a great dinner to fall back on.
- Ground Beef: You can certainly use ground turkey or ground chicken as well.
- Taco Seasoning: I love using homemade taco seasoning in this recipe, but you certainly can use a 1 ounce seasoning packet bought from the grocery store.
- Salsa: My homemade blender salsa would be amazing in this recipe, but store-bought salsa will work as well.
- Beef Stock: This recipe was made with regular beef stock. You could use low sodium, to reduce the over all sodium in this recipe.
- Rice: I use long grain basmati rice in this recipe and found that it works perfectly.
- Canned Black Beans: Black beans are packed in liquid that contain a lot of sodium. You will want to make sure that you drain and rinse the beans before adding them.
- Frozen Corn: If you are making this in the summer months, you can also use fresh corn. Canned corn will also work.
- Cheese: Be sure to grate your own cheese for this recipe, as it will melt much better.
Tips and Variations
- Substitute with ground turkey. You can replace the ground beef with ground turkey as an easy swap. Just be sure to start with a little more olive oil at the start of the recipe.
- Control the spice level. The salsa that you use in this recipe will really impact the spice level. When I’m making this for my kids, I use a mild salsa. You can also control the spice by making your own taco seasoning and using more or less cayenne pepper in it.
- Rinse the rice. Whenever I’m cooking with rice, I give the rice a rinse until the water with runs clear. This helps the rice from sticking together while cooking.
Storing Leftovers
Store any left overs in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to three days. Heat leftovers covered in the microwave or in a casserole dish in the oven. As always, use your best discretion when it comes to leftovers.
What to Serve with Taco Casserole
I love to top this casserole with some sour cream, fresh cilantro, diced tomatoes, and sliced olives. But this is also great topped with my guacamole, pickled jalapeños, and some chips and salsa on the side.
If you make this taco casserole recipe or any of my other recipes, come back and tell me what you think!
Taco Casserole
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning (or a 1 ounce store bought packet)
- 2 cups salsa
- 3 cups beef stock
- 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- 15 ounces black beans drained and rinsed
- 1 cup frozen corn
- 2 cups cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Add 2 teaspoons olive oil to a hot oven-proof skillet. Add in the ground beef and saute until browned.2 teaspoons olive oil, 1 pound ground beef
- Drain the fat from the pan. Stir in the taco seasoning, salsa, beef stock, and rice.3 tablespoons taco seasoning, 2 cups salsa, 3 cups beef stock, 1 cup uncooked long grain rice
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat, and cover, stirring occasionally for 20 – 25 minutes or until the rice is cooked through.
- Stir in the black beans and the frozen corn. Top with cheddar cheese and put under the broiler in the oven until the cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.15 ounces black beans, 1 cup frozen corn, 2 cups cheddar cheese
Pina Della Rocchetta says
I have made this recipe three times exactly as is and all of my family loves it! It makes great leftovers too!
I’m so glad to hear that your family likes this recipe! Thank you for taking the time to come back and let me know!
Julie says
I haven’t made this yet, but THANKS for this simple hearty recipe!! I look forward to making this, and may add black olives and green onion. And a dollop of sour cream of course!!
I hope you enjoy it Julie!
Andrew says
Any adjustment if using brown rice? Or did I miss that? Thanks
I’m sorry, Andrew, I’ve only made this using white rice.
Sophie Mason says
This was beautiful, all your recipes are! Definitely making again ASAP!
Valerie Conlin says
I only have minute rice. Will I need to reduce amount of beef stock to adjust recipe?
I would really needed to test it with the minute rice to know how much to adjust the beef stock, but it will definitely need to be reduced.