Description
The Doritos Taco Casserole is a flavor-packed crowd-pleaser featuring layers of ground beef, creamy cheese, and crunchy Doritos, making it a fantastic choice for a quick, satisfying dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups doritos, finely crushed
- 1 cup doritos, loosely crushed
- 1 pound ground beef
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
- 12 ounces frozen corn
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 (14.5-ounce) can petite diced tomatoes with green chilies, not drained
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 cups mexican cheese blend
- sliced green onions, diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, avocado, sour cream (for optional garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Spray a 9×13-inch casserole dish with nonstick spray.
- Gently crush the chips and set them aside; two cups should be finely crushed like breadcrumbs, and one cup should be larger chunks for topping later.
- In a large skillet, cook the ground beef with the diced onions until browned and drain any excess grease.
- Add the minced garlic and cook for one minute.
- Stir in the frozen corn, taco seasoning, diced tomatoes with chiles, and two cups of the finely crushed Doritos.
- Remove from heat, then mix in the sour cream and two cups of cheese.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared casserole dish and bake for five minutes until warmed through.
- Top with one cup of cheese and the loosely crushed Doritos, then bake for another five minutes until the cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and serve.
Notes
Feel free to customize toppings to your liking, such as jalapeños or olives.
This casserole can be prepared ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator before baking.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 21g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 18g
- Cholesterol: 55mg