Layered Fiesta Casserole

photo by:kraft

A Mexican-inspired meal with melty cheese, ground beef, tortillas and flavorful veggies is a breeze with our one-pot, low-cal dish. Say "hola" to a new dinner staple.

time

prep:

20 min

total:

50 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

lb. extra-lean ground beef

green pepper, chopped

red pepper, chopped

jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained

pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn

corn tortillas (6 inch)

1-1/2

cups KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided

Make It

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; 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.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Make Ahead

Assemble casserole as directed. Refrigerate up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, bake at 375°F for 40 to 45 min. or until heated through. Top with cheese; continue as directed.

Makeover - How We Did It

Save 60 calories and 8g of fat, including 4g of saturated fat, per serving by preparing with extra-lean ground beef instead of 80% lean ground beef and reduced-fat Cheddar cheese instead of full-fat Cheddar.

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sariegirl

posted:11/3/2005

I thought this was great! Very simple to make and very tasty! The leftovers were good too - I'd make it again.

roslynj2

posted:11/3/2005

Our whole family loved it! Very filling!!!

Francie124

posted:11/1/2005

This is now my husbands favorite recipe. Very easy and tasty

mnormandy

posted:10/31/2005

We enjoyed this meal but it's kind of bland even though I used hot salsa and diced tomatoes with chiles. Next time I will add taco seasoning, garlic, and onion. It was a hit with the kids so I will definitely make it again.

sausage5

posted:10/29/2005

My family are big meat eaters and so I used 2 lbs of ground beef instead of one. I also gave it some zip by adding a package of dry taco seasoning and it was a huge hit. We used home frozen corn and I could not find fresh corn tortillas in our market so I used tostado shells. Could not see any difference. I can't wait to make it again.

Jodi516

posted:10/28/2005

This was made for "company" and they loved it. At least 2 other ladies have asked for the recipe. It really needs hot salsa to give it zip!

j0720

posted:10/27/2005

This was so simple to make and delicious. Ingredients were easy to find--will definitely be making this again.

Ragu64

posted:10/27/2005

My family, which consist of 2 adults & 4 children, loved this recipe. My 13 year boyscout also thought it would be a good recipe to make on one of their campouts. Of course it would have to be prepared ahead of time and then cooked on the home made dutch oven.

OctaviaMom

posted:10/26/2005

I fed this casserole to 4 different adults and they all loved it, although my toddler did not like it (she doesn't like anything with lots of ingredients). I liked using both kinds of peppers. I will make this regularly!

aluring2

posted:10/26/2005

It doesn't really need both kinds of bell peppers. I also added a small can of chopped jalepenos. It's like 79 cents a can, and can really spice up a dish. If you use fresh tomatos, it cuts down a lot on the sodium.