Layered Fiesta Casserole

photo by:kraft

Say Hola! to your new favorite Mexican-inspired casserole. It's layered with ground beef, salsa, tortillas and melted cheddar cheese.

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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taramp02

posted:1/7/2009

"We loved it! I took the litle bit of leftovers to work for lunch and others were asking for a taste! They loved it and asked for the resipe. I did add onions to the recipe and a little of garlic powder."

tinkerbell9428

posted:1/6/2009

Loved it!!! It was great! My whole family loved it!!!! Will make this often!

jthill6

posted:1/5/2009

This recipe was full of flavor, easy to make and worked great with our diet. I will make this one again!

mmartin122

posted:12/19/2008

Beef needs more seasoning, and I added sour cream on top each plate when I served it. Overall it was good.

Bicicletta

posted:12/19/2008

This one will be showing up regularly on our menu. I had flour tortillas on hand and used those. They got a little gummy, but they were fine. If I use flour tortillas again, I'll try toasting them first to remove some moisture. Also, if you use flour tortillas, stick them a few times with a fork to prevent bubbles. The corn tortillas, as called for, would be better. I used fire-roasted tomatoes; a good choice. Using what was on hand, I mixed Monterey Jack and Cheddar, which I'll do from now on.

cepdance

posted:12/17/2008

This casserole is sooo easy to make and soooo delicious! It's my roommate's favorite recipe of mine :) I usually serve with some mexican seasoned rice and some low fat sour cream

love1pb

posted:12/10/2008

This was really good, but I think I added extra everthing because I have a big family, but it was superb;)

lynzlu

posted:11/26/2008

Love it! I only use a 1/2 of either a red or a green pepper otherwise it's overbearing. I also used flour tortillas.

llininger

posted:11/24/2008

Easy and super yummy!

LeslieHerrema

posted:11/20/2008

This had great flavor, I added some taco seasoning to the meat and peppers after browning and also took someone else's suggestion and added green chilis. I also convinced myself it was somewhat healthy by using ground turkey!