Easy Taco Casserole
This Easy Taco Casserole is a Mexican-inspired meal that is easy to make and so flavorful! Take your Taco Tuesday up a notch with this yummy taco casserole that everyone will love!
Servings:6 servings
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow or white onion, diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 green pepper, diced
- 2 large chicken breasts, diced
- 3 tbsp taco seasoning
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 1 cup black beans
- ½ cup yellow corn
- 1 ½ cups salsa
- ½ cup low sodium chicken broth
- 9.25 oz package of Cool Ranch or Nacho Cheese Doritos, lightly crushed
- 1 ½ cups shredded Mexican style cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Heat the oil in a large pan or non stick skillet over a medium high heat. Add the onions and the peppers and cook for 6-8 minutes until the onions have softened and are starting to color.
- Toss the chicken with the taco seasoning and add to the pan. Reduce the heat to medium and sauté until cooked through. This should take another 6-8 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat.
- Stir in the rice, black beans, corn, salsa and chicken broth.
- Layer half of the Doritos on the bottom of a large baking dish and spoon the casserole mix on top. Top with the remaining Doritos and sprinkle with Mexican style cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes until the chicken and rice mixture has heated through, and the cheese has melted on top of the Doritos and started to bubble and turn golden.
Notes
- Do not be tempted to add any salt to this dish; there is enough salt in the taco seasoning and the Doritos to season the dish.
- 2 cups of already cooked and shredded chicken can be substituted for the chicken breasts; simply stir the taco seasoning into the cooked onions, cook for a further minute to toast the spices, and add the cooked chicken along with the rest of the ingredients once the pan has been removed from the heat.
- Because of the crispy chips on top this casserole does not reheat well, but the chicken and rice mixture can be made up to 3 days in advance and kept in the fridge until needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 652 kcal, Carbohydrates: 68 g, Protein: 33 g, Fat: 28 g, Saturated Fat: 8 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 7 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 11 g, Trans Fat: 0.1 g, Cholesterol: 75 mg, Sodium: 1096 mg, Potassium: 851 mg, Fiber: 9 g, Sugar: 7 g, Vitamin A: 1333 IU, Vitamin C: 46 mg, Calcium: 289 mg, Iron: 3 mg