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 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!
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!
This would be perfect for a football playoff party! What a beautiful photo of the park – even though it was frigid.
Tacos for breakfast lunch and dinner? I’m in! Winter = tacos!
Yum! pinning this!
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)
Your Taco Casserole looks smashingly good, Pamela! I love that you used bow tie pasta, too. “Taco Everyday” sounds good to me! 🙂
Cheesey Taco is my favorite food group!
I love tacos and this sounds yummy! Printing it off so I can add it to next week’s meal plan.
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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!
I could totally eat tacos everyday too! There are just so many variations, and all amazing! This casserole looks fantastic!
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 🙂
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!
Cheesy taco casserole – just the name alone is enough to get anyone to click. I must make this even if it’s hot.
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 =)
Who needs to save tacos for Tuesday?! I too say tacos everyday. 😀 Looks so delicious with all the cheesy sauce. Pinning