Cheesy Taco Ground Beef Casserole
CHEESY Taco Casserole is EASY to make. This simple baked casserole recipe is made with elbow noodles, tomato soup, ground beef and lots of cheddar cheese! This is a yummy dinner that everyone will love – especially the kids!
Some people like to say “Taco Tuesday” but I like to say “Tacos Everyday!”.
Tacos are one of my favorite meals, I can basically eat them every night and never get sick of them. The thing I love about tacos is you can have them so many ways. Maybe you’re in a burrito mood, maybe you’re in a hard shell mood, maybe you’re in a salad moon, maybe you’re in a soup mood, maybe you’re in a pepper steak mood, or maybe you want a casserole. In the case of the casserole, I got you covered.
Say hello to your new favorite dinner, Cheesy Taco Casserole!
This is a good ol comfort meal, perfect after a hard day of work. In the Winter time, this really warms up my bones in all the right spots. It has plenty of fresh vegetables (green pepper, tomatoes, jalapeno peppers), along with tomato soup that is going to hold those noodles together and soak up the good stuff. And that extra cheesy layer on top? Yup, you will fall in love with it.
Speaking of Winter, does it feel like Winter yet where you are? Here in NYC I woke up yesterday to a surprise snow fall. I had to make my way up to the Upper West Side for a appointment and stopped to stare lovingly at Central Park getting it’s first snow dusting of the season. I quickly took this picture and then threw my hands back in my gloves because BRRRRRRRR it was cold out!
The next couple of days are sure to be cold (today will be the coldest all Winter) so I’ll be curling up with this casserole this evening.
I hope you enjoy it and it keeps you warm!
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Cheesy Taco Ground Beef Casserole
CHEESY Taco Casserole is EASY to make. This simple baked casserole recipe is made with elbow noodles, tomato soup, ground beef and lots of cheddar cheese! This is a yummy dinner that everyone will love - especially the kids!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup of elbow macaroni or bow ties
- 1 large green pepper - chopped
- 1 10.75 ounce can of condensed tomato soup
- 2 cups fresh tomatoes - diced
- 1 package of taco seasoning mix
- 3/4 cup shredded taco blend cheese
- 2 jalapenos - chopped finely for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cook pasta until al dente. Drain, set aside.
- In a pan cook ground beef with green pepper until meat is brown.
- Mix in tomato soup, tomatoes and taco seasoning.
- Stir in pasta until everything is combined.
- Put mixture in a baking dish.
- Sprinkle cheese on top of the casserole.
- Add finely chopped up jalapenos on top.
- Bake for 30 minutes.
- Serve warm, enjoy.
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I TOTALLY agree with Tacos Everyday. And I’d probably eat this for breakfast, too.
Stay warm! 🙂
Taco everyday sounds like the perfect life motto. I want a big scoop of this!
Tacos are definitely a fav meal of mine too. Mix em with cheese and noodles? Winner every time.
Yummy and simple! I’m sure the whole family would love this dish!
Girl, I am so with you on tacos everyday! Especially this casserole. It’s in the teens today, with a wind chill of 0. So I need as much comfort food as I can get!
I love the sound of tacos everyday! This casserole sounds incredibly yummy!
I met an American couple on my holidays recently in Asia, they raved about tacos, said the same as you, could eat em every day. Seeing your pics may have sealed the deal on making tacos a more regular feature on my weekly dinner menu. 🙂 Especially if it comes in casserole form.
I am definitely a taco lover, but they can be so messy to eat, so this sounds like the perfect dish for me. The cheesier the better!
It’s freezing out! This casserole is perfect!
Tacos are pretty amazing! I could eat them every night as well. I love that you made them in casserole form! This looks delicious.
If this doesn’t make being out in the freezing snow worth it, I don’t know what will! It looks like a great reward to come home to this decadent, cheesy, warm, and satisfying casserole!
I’m with you — tacos everyday! And it’s really cold here, too — it’s supposed to get down to just below zero. Brrr! So this is the perfect dish for today. Thanks — and Happy New Year!
This nasty cold dictates this become a staple! YUM!
Delicious, looks cheesy and I think I could eat it any time of day, any day of the week.
I’m not a big casserole person– but this certainly tempts me on a freezing day like today.
haha I’m with you – tacos everyday! This looks so good! And yes – it is soooo cold out here, I would definitely like to cozy up with some of this!
Looks delicious!
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That looks absolutely delicious! Can’t wait to try this, just need to get a can of tomato soup and a bunch of tomatoes on this weekend groceries shopping and I will make this.
Here in BC, Canada it does’t feel like winter, there’s no snow only lots of wind and rain. The picture you took of the snow is beautiful, it looks so serene.
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LOVE tacos, and this looks really good! Easier to eat too. 🙂 It is COLD tonight and the wind is howling. Not looking forward to leaving the house at o’dark-thirty tomorrow morning! 🙁
Yum! That looks amazing!
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Cheesy deliciousness! And perfect comfort food on a chilly day!
Tacos are our perfect go any time meal too. I really like the idea of adding it to pasta to make it filling and hearty for my boys. That first photo with all of its cheesiness is the best. Just shared!
Super yummy & easy! kiss
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Oh wow, my perfect comfort food all in one dish! This looks amazing, Pamela! i’m a total taco lover, so this is right up my alley!
That image of Central Park is so contrasting to the images I brought home in July. I have some friends who went to NYC all the way from Sydney for a White Christmas! And then it didn’t snow! Your casserole is full of flavour and looks very comforting for long, cold winter’s nights xx
I made your lovely hearthy comforting taco cheesy casserole & loved every warm bite of it,…so did my husband Peter! xxx
You made very inviting tasty pictures!
Thanks Sophie, so glad you liked it!
Two of my favorite words are “taco” and “casserole.” This sounds superb.
This looks amazing, Pamela! I could eat tacos every night too! Love the idea of this casserole! 😀
Perfect comfort food..this will be very popular in our house!!
Tacos every day = a big fat yes! We love tacos and this casserole looks like a tasty twist!
Who needs to save tacos for Tuesday?! I too say tacos everyday. 😀 Looks so delicious with all the cheesy sauce. Pinning
Gooey goodness galore inside one comfort casserole, indeed! Love how you can dress up tacos in every which way and come away with deliciousness…P.s. Lovely photo of NYC in the snow. Now get inside and get warm with that casserole =)
Cheesy taco casserole – just the name alone is enough to get anyone to click. I must make this even if it’s hot.
Love that there are only a few ingredients in this casserole, Pamela. I reckon I could eat tacos every day, too. Especially on a cold cold day like you’re having. Central Park looks amazing – you’re so lucky to live in that cool city!
This casserole looks like the ultimate comfort food! I am drooling over all that cheese! Haha, and yes, I’m totally on board with tacos everyday too 🙂
I could totally eat tacos everyday too! There are just so many variations, and all amazing! This casserole looks fantastic!
I am totally digging this taco casserole, Pamela! It looks like the perfect comfort food for a chilly night…and I think we have a lot of chilly nights ahead of us here in New York. Pinning now!
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I love tacos and this sounds yummy! Printing it off so I can add it to next week’s meal plan.
Cheesey Taco is my favorite food group!
Your Taco Casserole looks smashingly good, Pamela! I love that you used bow tie pasta, too. “Taco Everyday” sounds good to me! 🙂
My boyfriend always makes fun of me for the way I say taco. But I am definitely a taco lover. This looks so good!
I want to hear it! :D)
Yum! pinning this!
Tacos for breakfast lunch and dinner? I’m in! Winter = tacos!
This would be perfect for a football playoff party! What a beautiful photo of the park – even though it was frigid.
I live in Brooklyn too and boy oh boy has the weather been weird! Snow, not snow, snow, freezing rain, 50°F out one day, 12° next!
I could totally eat this everyday. It’s perfect for this freezing weather!
I want to be on the couch, watching my ever-expanding Netflix queue, while downing a batch of this casserole. It screams ultimate comfort food to me. YUM!
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