Walking Tacos
Taco night in a chip bag — Walking Taco Casserole, Walking Tacos, and Walking Taco Bake, for busy weeknights, ball games, and feeding a crowd fast.
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dinnerWalking Taco Casserole
A fun and flavorful casserole that combines all the classic flavors of a walking taco in a baked dish, layered with ground beef, cheese, beans, tomatoes, and crunchy Fritos.
Britt ZIngredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 package taco seasoning
- ½ cup water
- 1 can (15 ounces) black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can (10 ounces) diced tomatoes with green chiles
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 bag (9.25 ounces) Fritos corn chips
- 2 cups Mexican-style shredded cheese
Instructions
- 1Preheat oven to 350°F and spray a 13x9-inch baking dish with nonstick spray.
- 2In a large skillet, brown the ground beef until almost cooked. Add chopped onions and cook until soft and beef is no longer pink.
- 3Stir in taco seasoning and water, bring to a boil.
- 4Reduce heat, add black beans, diced tomatoes with chiles, and sour cream. Cook for 8-10 minutes until heated through and slightly thickened.
- 5Layer a portion of Fritos in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with 1 cup of shredded cheese.
- 6Add a layer of the beef mixture over the chips and cheese. Top with remaining cheese.
- 7Cover with foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 5 minutes until cheese is melted and bubbly.
- 8Remove from oven, top with additional Fritos and your favorite toppings such as sliced green onions, sour cream, guacamole, salsa, and jalapenos.
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Seasoned ground beef, a bag of corn chips, and whatever toppings are in the fridge — that's the whole thing. It's the meal that saves you on nights when everybody eats at a different time.
Cooks on Pepper reach for these when practice runs late, when the kids have friends over, or when they need to feed a ball field full of people without hauling plates and forks.
Every recipe here starts with a pound or two of ground beef and a packet of taco seasoning. Walking Tacos keeps it simple in the individual chip bags, while Walking Taco Casserole and Walking Taco Bake turn it into a pan you can scoop and serve.
Quick Tips
- 1
Drain the beef well
After browning 1 pound of ground beef, pour off the grease before adding the seasoning packet so the chips don't go soggy.
- 2
Add the water
Stir in about 1/2 to 1 cup of water with the taco seasoning and simmer 5 minutes until it thickens and coats the meat.
- 3
Crush the bags first
Squeeze each single-serving chip bag once or twice before opening so the chips break into bite-size pieces.
- 4
Hold the chips for baking
For the casserole and bake, scatter the Fritos on top in the last 10 minutes so they stay crunchy under the cheese.
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