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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sunflower7267

posted:1/28/2010

I spiced this up a bit by adding taco seasoning to the meat. It was very good and great as leftovers. I made it as our dinner but, the dish is good and very pretty on the table that I'll be making it for guest!

im4ric

posted:1/14/2010

This dish was so easy to make. It was awesome; my whole family loved it.

roehrig13

posted:1/13/2010

My whole family liked this. I used tortilla chips instead of corn tortillas and added a little taco seasoning mix to the ground beef. Very easy to make and delicious. Good as a leftover, too!

FlyGirl60

posted:1/8/2010

At 30-something, I am still a novice when it comes to cooking, but this recipe was fast, easy and delicious! I read the comments first and since I bought flour tortillas I decided to toast them first to prevent them from getting soggy. I also added a package of taco seasoning in with the meat and used medium salsa to give it more flavor and a little kick. I made it like a lasagna and put tortillas on the bottom and used tortilla chips as the top layer and put cheese on top of the chips before baking. My boyfriend loved it and when he took leftovers to work the next day everyone asked him what it was that smelled so good!

brandywine1014

posted:1/4/2010

This recipe is great! After reading other reviews saying it was bland. I added taco seasoning to the meat, black beans and green chilis!

jjcheetah

posted:12/28/2009

Recipe doesn't specify whether or not to use hard or soft corn tortillas. I made this with soft and I think it would have turned out better with hard corn tortillas. It was still good, though.

thewaltons3

posted:12/13/2009

Used turkey instead of meat and turned out great!

haydenites

posted:12/3/2009

This is very easy and quick to make but it's very bland so be ready to add some spices to give it more flavor.

a cook

posted:11/12/2009

I really liked the combination of flavors - the tang of the tomatoes, the crunch of the peppers, and the snap of the corn. However, I felt it needed a "kick" in the spice dept., so after-the-fact, I added some chipotle spices (no-salt). I'll consider the suggestions of black beans and/or chiles and sour cream as well. Very good! I'll make it again and again.

catlamat

posted:11/9/2009

Even Though I left out the corn. Did not have any in the house. My family loved the flavor. We ate the whole thing in two days. Which is rare for my family. This was very easy to make, One thing I needed was that not many companies tell you what size their Shells are.