Cheesy Taco Bake
Okay, I have a super delish recipe for you today. Cheesy Taco Bake combines the best of tacos with something like a Tamale Pie, except the crust is on the bottom instead of on the top. And, instead of a cornbread crust this one is made with Bisquick and cilantro. The beef filling includes Fiesta corn, salsa, and Homemade Taco Seasoning. Cheddar cheese is melted on top and then sour cream, chopped tomatoes and even shredded lettuce or pico de gallo can be used as garnish. The flavors are wonderful and fully satisfying.
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I initially planned on making this for a potluck at our church in November, but after making Baked Pizza Pasta and remaking my original Taco Bake for it, I decided not to include this recipe, too. Instead, I ended up making it for us the next day. Granted, my husband’s not a great cilantro lover, but I am! I can’t get enough of the stuff. There’s a double dose of cilantro in the Bisquick crust and also on top with the toppings. Plus, if you enjoy good homemade salsa or guacamole they’re great sides for this dish. If you need to make this gluten free, Bisquick also offers a gluten free version.
I’ve actually made Cheesy Taco Bake twice. I made it again for a potluck at our church earlier last month when we had a “make your own taco” night. I thought this would be a nice addition for those who didn’t want to make tacos but wanted plenty of taco taste. This dish was completely cleaned out–almost to the last crumb! No kidding. It was extremely well received.
If you enjoy cheesy Tex-Mex dishes, you’ll love Cheesy Taco Bake. Especially if you add lots of great toppings like fresh cilantro, diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, sour cream, more salsa or guacamole. Yes, you’ll be swooning for sure.
Cheesy Taco Bake is a wonderful Tex-Mex entree. You can serve it plain, or with salsa, sour cream, extra cheese, cilantro and diced tomatoes.
The Bisquick crust with cilantro is awesome!
Cheesy Taco Bake is really easy to make, too.
Here’s what I did.
I used these ingredients. I made my own Homemade Taco Seasoning.
Combine Bisquick, cilantro and water. Stir until well mixed.
Grease a 9×13″ glass baking dish. Spread Bisqu
Brown ground beef in a large skillet. Add salsa, Fiesta corn and Taco Seasoning.
Stir to combine and heat through.
Spread beef mixture over top of Bisquick layer.
Bake at 400 about 30-35 until done.
Add cheddar cheese and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese melts.
This makes about 8 large servings.
Beef, corn, salsa and lots of cheese make for one scrumptious main dish.
While we preferred to serve this with sour cream, cilantro, tomatoes and extra cheese, you can also serve this plain.
Here’s the recipe.
CHEESY TACO BAKE
(Recipe adapted from Sweet Little Bluebird; source: adapted from Betty Crocker)
Cheesy Taco Bake
Equipment
- 1 9x13" glass baking dish
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 large skillet
- 1 hamburger chopper to break the meat up into small pieces while frying
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 cups bisquick
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro minced
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 lbs. 90% lean ground beef
- 1 pkg. Homemade Taco Seasoning or one taco seasoning packet
- 16 oz. jar chunky salsa
- 11 oz. can Fiesta corn or Mexicorn, drained
- 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack-Colby Cheese blend
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
- 1/2 cup tomatoes diced
- 1/2 cup olives sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Combine Bisquick, cilantro and water and stir to combine until moistened.
- Spread into a 9x13” greased glass baking dish.
- Brown beef and drain.
- Chop the beef down with a hamburger chopper into small pieces while frying.
- Remove from heat.
- Add taco seasoning, salsa and corn.
- Stir to combine and spread into baking dish on top of Bisquick layer.
- Bake at 400° about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center shows the Bisquick layer is done.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread with cheddar cheese.
- Bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese melts.
- Serve individual servings with sour cream, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and sliced olives, as desired.
Notes
Nutrition
- 2 cups Bisquick
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro, minced
- ¾ cup water
- 2 lbs. 90% lean ground beef
- 1 pkg. [url href=”http://cantstayoutofthekitchen.com/2012/09/03/homemade-taco-seasoning/” target=”_blank”]Homemade Taco Seasoning[/url]
- 16-oz. chunky salsa
- 11-oz. can Fiesta corn or Mexicorn, drained
- 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack-Colby Cheese blend
- Sour cream
- Toppings of your choice (sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, etc.)
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Combine Bisquick, cilantro and water and stir to combine until moistened.
- Spread into a 9×13” greased glass baking dish.
- Brown beef and drain.
- Remove from heat.
- Add taco seasoning, salsa and corn.
- Stir to combine and spread into baking dish on top of Bisquick layer.
- Bake at 400° about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center shows the Bisquick layer is done.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread with cheese.
- Bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese melts.
- Serve with sour cream and any toppings of your choice.
Cheesy Taco Bake is a festive dish that’s great for any occasion.
Every bite of Cheesy Taco Bake is mouthwatering.
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Cheesy Taco Bake
Equipment
- 1 9×13" glass baking dish
- 1 large mixing bowl
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 large skillet
- 1 hamburger chopper to break the meat up into small pieces while frying
- measuring cups
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 cups bisquick
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro minced
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 lbs. 90% lean ground beef
- 1 pkg. Homemade Taco Seasoning or one taco seasoning packet
- 16 oz. jar chunky salsa
- 11 oz. can Fiesta corn or Mexicorn, drained
- 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack-Colby Cheese blend
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup shredded lettuce
- 1/2 cup tomatoes diced
- 1/2 cup olives sliced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Combine Bisquick, cilantro and water and stir to combine until moistened.
- Spread into a 9×13” greased glass baking dish.
- Brown beef and drain.
- Chop the beef down with a hamburger chopper into small pieces while frying.
- Remove from heat.
- Add taco seasoning, salsa and corn.
- Stir to combine and spread into baking dish on top of Bisquick layer.
- Bake at 400° about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center shows the Bisquick layer is done.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread with cheddar cheese.
- Bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese melts.
- Serve individual servings with sour cream, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes and sliced olives, as desired.
Notes
Nutrition
Cheesy Taco Bake
Ingredients
- 2 cups bisquick
- 2 tbsp. fresh cilantro minced
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 lbs. 90% lean ground beef
- 1 pkg. Homemade Taco Seasoning
- 16 oz. jar chunky salsa
- 11 oz. can Fiesta corn or Mexicorn, drained
- 2 cups sharp Cheddar cheese or Monterey Jack-Colby Cheese blend
- sour cream
- Toppings of your choice sour cream, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- Combine Bisquick, cilantro and water and stir to combine until moistened.
- Spread into a 9x13” greased glass baking dish.
- Brown beef and drain.
- Remove from heat.
- Add taco seasoning, salsa and corn.
- Stir to combine and spread into baking dish on top of Bisquick layer.
- Bake at 400° about 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center shows the Bisquick layer is done.
- Remove from oven.
- Spread with cheese.
- Bake an additional 5-10 minutes until cheese melts.
- Serve with sour cream and any toppings of your choice.
32 Comments
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Anonymous
October 29, 2022 at 2:38 pm
Just made this and it was a hit. Thinking it would also be great with a cornbread base. Any suggestions?
Teresa
October 31, 2022 at 7:27 am
Absolutely! Why don’t you try one of my cornbread recipes? The southern-style cornbread would be good, but I would probably cut way back on sugar and honey. I would definitely add the cilantro with it but not the water. You may even try adding additional browned ground beef (see my sausage cornbread recipe for ideas and directions). Then just follow the rest of the recipe as in the first one. This is a great idea. I’ll have to try it that way myself!
Anonymous
February 2, 2022 at 7:28 am
Can you make a day ahead of time and bake later???
Teresa
February 3, 2022 at 3:32 am
I’m afraid the crust layer would get kind of mushy and not hold up.
Anonymous
April 30, 2021 at 2:49 pm
I made my own bisquick
Teresa
May 6, 2021 at 8:01 am
Great, I hope it turned out well for you.
Denise
June 17, 2020 at 7:54 pm
Cheesy taco bake was great !
Teresa
June 18, 2020 at 5:31 am
So glad you liked it, Denise. Have a great week.
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Megan
October 15, 2019 at 4:18 pm
I substituted 1# of beef for a can of refried beans, it was delicious!
Teresa
October 16, 2019 at 10:39 am
Hi, Megan. So glad it turned out well for you that way. Thanks for sharing!
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Casie
May 13, 2018 at 6:02 pm
Can this be frozen for future? Would you bake before?
Teresa
May 14, 2018 at 6:27 am
Hi, Casie. I think you can bake this and freeze it (without the toppings on top). I’ve never tried it before. I think you can possibly assemble it and freeze it that way too. Then defrost before baking or reheating. My only concern would be if you bake it twice that it might dry out the bottom crust layer. I would probably give it a try and see how it turns out.
Lori
March 28, 2018 at 2:59 pm
with the biscuit base, can it be cooked, then reheated? or will the biscuit base get soggy?
Teresa
March 29, 2018 at 6:23 am
Hi, Lori. I think I’ve reheated this before and it turned out fine.
Laurel Drover
February 13, 2019 at 1:37 pm
Can you use pancake mix instead of Bisquick?
Teresa
February 13, 2019 at 2:33 pm
Hi Laurel, I’ve never tried it, but it might work fine.
Racheal
December 12, 2019 at 12:33 pm
Do I have to use cilantro with bisquick
Teresa
December 12, 2019 at 1:12 pm
Hi Racheal, no, but it sure tastes better with it rather than without it.
R. Wayne
February 20, 2018 at 3:47 pm
Why is there no PRINT option?
Teresa
February 20, 2018 at 4:43 pm
Hi Wayne, Scroll down to the recipe card and you’ll see the blue printer icon on the top right hand corner. It says, “print recipe” right under the icon.
Brittany
July 8, 2017 at 6:00 pm
Wow I can’t wait to make this recpie. I love Mexican food. I saved this recpie to my Pinterest board what’s for dinner.
Teresa
July 8, 2017 at 8:20 pm
Hope you enjoy it, Brittany.
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Anonymous
April 1, 2016 at 8:14 pm
I just made this and it’s delicious. Thank you so much for posting this the family loved it.
Teresa
April 2, 2016 at 8:17 pm
Thanks so much. I thought it was delicious too. So glad your family liked it and hope you make it again.
Kim @The Baking ChocolaTess
January 9, 2016 at 9:09 am
It’s only 10:00 a.m. and this looks really good! Gotta make this for Superbowl Sunday!
Teresa
January 9, 2016 at 10:03 am
Hi, Kim. I think you’ll love it! Serve with any side you like – guacamole, salsa. Yum.