How to Make Perfect Taco Frito Casserole

Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, taco frito casserole. It is one of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Taco Frito Casserole is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Taco Frito Casserole is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have taco frito casserole using 15 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Taco Frito Casserole:

1. Prepare 1 Pound Ground Beef
2. Take 1-2 Tablespoons Oil
3. Take 1/2 Onion
4. Get 1 Garlic
5. Make ready 1/3 Taco Packet or more based on preference
6. Take 1/3 Cup Water
7. Take 1/2 Can Rotel (10 oz can) add more or less
8. Make ready 1 Can Red Enchilada Sauce
9. Prepare 1 Cup Masa Prepared According to Package
10. Prepare 1 Can Refried Beans
11. Take 1 Cup Rice
12. Get 2 Cups Shredded Cheese
13. Get 2 Cups Fritos
14. Prepare 2 Flour Tortillas
15. Take Garnish with lettuce, sour cream, and salsa

Steps to make Taco Frito Casserole:

1. Add oil to frying pan. Saute onions and garlic.
2. Add ground beef and taco packet seasoning with water. Simmer for 10 minutes until ground beef is cooked thoroughly. Add refried beans and Rotel. Stir.
3. Prepare Masa according to mixture on package. Line bottom of 8x8 glass baking dish with 3/4 of Masa. Bake 350 degrees for 10 minutes to pre cook crust layer. Remove crust from oven.
4. Begin layering casserole. First, create a layer with meat bean mixture, pour ⅓ of the Red Enchilada sauce over meat mixture. Sprinkle ⅓ cup of rice. Sprinkle shredded cheese. Sprinkle with ½ cup of Fritos. Layer with 1 flour tortilla and repeat layer pattern twice. Top with remaining Masa, cheese and Fritos.
5. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Uncover and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes.
6. Serve with lettuce, olives, salsa, sour cream, and additional Fritos.

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