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® Thick & 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.

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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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mjkfinney

posted:10/26/2005

It was absolutely awesome! My whole family loved it, will definitely make again.

hchurchi

posted:10/25/2005

This had a fantastic taste and was quite easy to make! I would definately make this again.

mocha113

posted:10/25/2005

This was an awesome dish! It's healthy and has a bit of a kick! I also added some onion as we love onions! Very easy too!

chbjjr

posted:10/25/2005

Yes Its easy with my leftover chicken. Thanks

a cook

posted:10/25/2005

My entire family loved this recipe, including my two year old and my husband who can be a picky eater. the second time I made it, I substituted ground turkey breast for half of the ground beef and it was just as good. I love that it can be made ahead (although its pretty easy to prepare) and it tastes even better the next day!

21264

posted:10/24/2005

My husband loved this recipe. For something different next time, I might try green chilis with diced tomatoes. This was easy and very tasty.

rktmom

posted:10/22/2005

Good basic recipe...I did added chopped onion and chopped garlic to the beef as well as a little taco seasoning for some added zip. The family all enjoyed it and we will make it again.

ringo22896

posted:10/20/2005

I might make this recipe again, it was ok, kind of blaw. My kids loved it!!!

pam.noreika

posted:10/18/2005

My husband and I really liked this one. It was so simple to make. Since we like onion, we added some chopped onions to the mix. To top it off, we garnished with sour cream and jalapenos.

FreemanRN

posted:10/13/2005

I didn't have a big enough pan, so it was a little dry, but my b-friend is a paramedic and I took it to the fire station and all the guys liked it, all went back for seconds, so it must have been okay