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Taco Bake Recipe

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February 10, 2019 By Leigh Anne11 Comments

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Taco Bake

This Taco Bake was a go to recipe at our house when the kids were young.  A delicious crust filled with seasoned ground beef and all your favorite taco toppings.

Taco Bake

I think every mom has their “Go To” dinner recipes.  I know I do. Now that we are empty nesters my “Go To” dinner recipe is sometimes take out!!

When I was a mom of four little kids those go to recipes usually included Boboli pizza, BBQ Chicken Wingettes and tacos. I remember one of my mom’s go to recipes was also tacos.  We liked those crispy shells. Earlier this week I was feeling pretty uninspired in regards to what to have for dinner and I was flipping through my binder full of old family recipes and I came across Taco Bake Recipe.  It had been years since I made it but it was one of my go to recipes and a nice little variation on the theme of tacos.  My dinner dilemma was solved.  We were having Taco Bake.

Taco Bake recipeThe nice thing about Taco Bake is the ingredients are ones I usually have on hand.  A pound of hamburger in the freezer, taco seasoning, cheese, lettuce, tomato and some tortilla chips.

How to Make Taco Bake

For Taco Bake you start with a crust rather than a tortilla. One of my favorite parts of Taco Bake is the crust.  It is more like bread than a tortilla.  There are crushed up tortilla chips in the crust for some nice crunch and texture.

Taco Bake Crust
I browned up a pound of hamburger and added some taco seasoning and a bit of water, letting it simmer for a few minutes and then add it into the unbaked crust.

Taco Bake with ground beef
After it bakes for about 30 minutes remove it from the oven and then top it with your favorite taco toppings.  We used grated cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce and some chopped tomatoes.  We also liked sliced olives but I didn’t have any this time.

Slice of Taco Bake

All you have to do is slice it up and serve.  You can also top it with some ranch dressing or any favorite dressing for more of a taco salad effect.

What are some of your go to dinner recipes?
Taco Casserole

You might also enjoy these family favorites:

  • Sesame Chicken
  • Chicken Enchiladas
  • Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

Taco Bake Recipe

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Taco Bake Recipe

This Taco Bake was a go to recipe at our house when the kids were young.  A delicious crust filled with seasoned ground beef and all your favorite taco toppings.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword taco bake
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 servings
Author Leigh Anne Wilkes

Ingredients

Filling

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 2 Tbsp dried minced onion
  • 1 package taco seasoning
  • 1/2 cup water

Topping

  • 1 cup grated cheese
  • 1 cup chopped lettuce
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • Any other taco toppings of your choice

Crust

  • 1 3/4 - 2 cups flour
  • 2 1/4 tsp pkg quick rise yeast
  • 1 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp dried mince onion
  • 3/4 tsp salt
  • 2/3 cups warm water
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips

Instructions

  • Combine 1 C flour, yeast, sugar, onion and salt and mix well.
  • Add warm water (110-115 degrees) and oil to flour mixture
  • Mix by hand until almost smooth. 
  • Stir in chips and enough flour to make a stiff batter.
  • Spread in a greased 10 inch pie pan and form a rim
  • Cover and let rise for about 10 minutes.
  • Add meat.
  • Bake at 375 for 30- 35 minutes.
  • Sprinkle with cheese, lettuce and tomatoes

Nutrition

Calories: 385kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 73mg | Sodium: 574mg | Potassium: 384mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 310IU | Vitamin C: 5.5mg | Calcium: 188mg | Iron: 2.3mg
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Comments

  1. Kelsey Deluise

    June 21, 2012 at 3:56 am

    This looks delicious and so easy! That’s my favorite combination. I can see making these to our garden parties! Thank you 🙂

    Reply
  2. Amy's Cooking Adventures

    June 21, 2012 at 5:54 am

    This looks wonderful! I’ve seen many taco bakes & most of them have a greasy crust or all tortilla chip – love, love, love the homemade crust!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne

      June 21, 2012 at 6:41 am

      Amy, The crust is my favorite part of this recipe! Enjoy.

      Reply
  3. Laura

    June 21, 2012 at 8:42 am

    I am not a cook so it has to look delicious and easy for me to even print it out! This one is printed and the ingredients already on my grocery list. Thanks, Leigh Anne!!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne

      June 21, 2012 at 8:47 am

      Hope you enjoy it Laura! I think I’ve been making this for at least twenty years!

      Reply
  4. Katie B. of HousewifeHowTos.com

    June 22, 2012 at 4:47 pm

    This looks so yummy! Tacos are one of my go-to meals, too, but sometimes it’s nice to change things up. This one’s definitely getting tried out this weekend. Love that the crust only has to rise for 10 minutes and, hey, anything with corn chips in it’s gotta be good!

    Reply
  5. Mama D's Dozen

    June 27, 2012 at 12:28 am

    Yummmmm …

    Got home tonight from picking up kids at 5:30. Thought, “What’s for dinner?” Remembered this recipe. Went to my computer and pulled it up. And … dinner was on the table in an hour. Amazing!

    It was a HIT with the whole family.

    My variations:

    Doubled the recipe and used an 11×15 casserole dish.
    Used Corn Chips instead of Tortilla Chips.
    Used Chopped Onions with the Meat instead of the dried onion in the crust.
    Added the Cheese to the last 5 minutes of cooking time.
    Topped with Lettuce, Tomato, Black Beans, Olives, Sour Cream, and Salsa.

    Delicious! Thanks!

    Laurel
    mama of 12 (ages 10, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 23, 23, 25, 26, 27)

    Reply
  6. Kelly @ Kelly Be Well

    July 5, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    Oh my Leigh Anne. I hope you have more “go-to” recipes up your sleeve to post because once again this was FANTASTIC! We absolutely loved it. I was full, but kept going back for more! LOL

    Thanks again for such a delicious, and easy weeknight dinner!

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne

      July 5, 2012 at 5:25 pm

      So glad you liked it!! I’m sure I’ve got a few more up my sleeve!!

      Reply
  7. Connie @eat healthy

    May 3, 2014 at 2:19 pm

    Sounds so delicious. Any suggestions for gluten free crust? I love taco bake recipes. Looking forward to take it to church movie night.

    Reply
    • Leigh Anne

      May 5, 2014 at 7:56 am

      Connie, I would just try using some gluten free flour mix to make it gluten free. Enjoy!

      Reply
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