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Emily’s Taco Casserole


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  • Author: 365 Days of Slow and Pressure Cooking
  • Prep Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4-6 servings 1x

Description

A super speedy dinner with seasoned ground beef, beans, chips, cheese and tomatoes. Perfect for a busy weeknight!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 23 Tbsp of taco seasoning (add as much or as little as you like, some taco seasonings are stronger than others)
  • 1 (16 oz) can Bush’s chili beans (I used kidney beans in mild chili sauce)
  • 1 (8 oz) can tomato sauce
  • Tortilla chips or Fritos corn chips
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 tomato, diced
  • 1 small can of sliced olives, drained (optional)

Instructions

For the stove/oven:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Heat a pan over medium high heat. Add in the ground beef and break it up. Brown meat until cooked through. Drain off excess grease. Stir in the taco seasoning.
  2. Add in the chili beans and tomato sauce and stir well. Heat through.
  3. Pour the mixture into a 9×9 inch baking dish. Sprinkle desired amount of chips on top. Sprinkle cheese on top of the chips. 
  4. Bake for 20 minutes. 
  5. Top with tomatoes and olives, if using. Serve with shredded lettuce and a dollop of sour cream, if desired. 

For the Instant Pot with air fryer lid:

  1. Turn Instant Pot to sauté setting (MORE). When display says HOT add in the meat and break it up. Brown meat until cooked through. Drain excess grease. Stir in taco seasoning.
  2. Add in the chili beans and tomato sauce. Heat through on the LESS sauté setting. Turn off Instant Pot. 
  3. Sprinkle desired amount of chips on top. Sprinkle cheese on top of the chips. 
  4. Place air fryer lid on top. Set air fryer lid to bake for 3 minutes at 300 degrees. 
  5. Top with tomatoes and olives, if using. Serve with shredded lettuce and a dollop of sour cream, if desired. 
  • Category: Beef
  • Method: Oven/Stove or Instant Pot/Air Fryer Lid