One of our favorite meals is tacos. We have used a few different meats for our tacos and I think ground turkey has become our favorite. We wanted to try something different this year for Cinco De Mayo and while I was looking for a recipe for Taco Bell’s Mexican Pizza I found this taco lasagna from Tastes of Lizzy. I made a few adaptions to it because I didn’t have the poblano pepper and neither one of us really like black beans. Other than these two minor things I stuck close to the recipe.
Taco lasagna is so easy to make! Here’s what you need:
2 pounds ground beef
1 pepper of your choice
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup water
2 packets taco seasoning
2 cans diced tomatoes with chiles
9 flour tortillas 8 inches (I used 6)
2 cans refried beans
4 cups shredded cheese
So the first thing you do is cut your peppers and onion. I used onion flakes from the spice aisle at the store! They work just as well as an actual onion. I used a purple bell pepper and a serrano pepper from our pepper plants we have outside.
Cook the ground beef, pepper and onion until no pink.
Drain off fat and add taco seasoning and water.
Bring to a boil and reduce heat. Simmer uncovered for two minutes.
The recipe didn’t say how and when to cook the refried beans so I just quickly microwaved them until they were spreadable.
Stir in the tomatoes with the juice and simmer uncovered for 10 minutes.
Grease the bottom of a large casserole dish and layer the tortillas. Place 2 in the bottom of the dish and then break apart a third to fill any gaps.
Spread half the refried beans and half the meat on the tortillas. Sprinkle with cheese.
Repeat the layers and top with cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.
Remove the foil and let the cheese get all melty.
This tasted so good! It was a cross between my taco dip and a Mexican pizza. Mr. RCGG said that I will have to make it again! Well, actually before I sat down to eat I asked him if it was good and he said no, in fact you’ll want to slide your plate over to me and I’ll eat it for you!! Haha! He usually says that when I make a dinner that ends up being really good!
Do you have a recipe that family members say something like that about? I’d love to hear about it! Tell me on the Facebook page or comment!
