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Easy Taco Bake

By A Cowboy's Wife | January 3, 2016

The holidays, for us, have been full of joy, games, and food. Ā Lots of food since my college boy is home. Ā I’ve been prowling the web for new, easy recipes and came across this delicious Taco Bake. Ā Toby is all about casseroles and so I knew I had to try this one out for him! Ā He’s also great at giving an honest opinion. Ā Read on to see what he thought.

Taco Bake

A lot of the times, during the holidays, I make recipes that have been passed down but let’s get real….who wants to cook when the holidays are wrapping up? Ā By that point, I’m exhausted. Ā That’s when I usually browse the web for simple recipes to make to feed these boys of mine. Ā You’d think after 20+years of cooking that I’d have plenty to make but I just get tired of the same ol’ meals. Ā  If you’ve followed my blog long enough, Ā you know I’m a big fan of Kraft and I LOVE their recipes. They are simple, delicious,Ā and always affordable. Ā If you’ve never checked our their recipe hub, for holidays or not, you’re missing out! Ā You’ll find all kinds of recipes for your everyday cooking!

This Taco Bake was really easy to make y’all. Ā You’ll want start by boiling your water to get the Kraft Deluxe macaroni dinner going and cooking your ground beef with the Taco Bell taco seasoning.

Taco Bake 2

Taco Bake 3

They both get done in about the same amount of time so it goes quick! Ā  You’ll then want to stir in your sour cream into the Kraft macaroni dinner.

Taco Bake 4

After all this is done, it’s time to layer them! Ā You’ll start with half the mixture of macaroni, half of your ground beef mixture, and so on.

Taco Bake collage

Toby has had a favorite meal for as long as I can remember, so you can imagine how surprised I was when he proclaimed this Taco Bake as his new favorite meal! Ā  I have no doubt that this meal will become one of your family’s favorites. Ā Give it a try and report back to me! Ā OH!! Be sure and also check out the coupons they offer and save yourself some bucks this year! They always have some available. Ā Why not save and use that money towards something more fun, like a cruise maybe?!

Y’all enjoy!

Easy Taco Bake
 
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Prep time
20 mins
Cook time
40 mins
Total time
1 hour
 
Author: Lori
Serves: 6 servings, 1 cup each
Ingredients
  • 1pkg. (14 oz. each) KRAFT Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
  • 1lb. ground beef
  • 1pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL Taco Seasoning Mix
  • ¾ cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream
  • 1-1/2 cups KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided
  • ¾ cup TACO BELL Thick & Chunky Salsa
Instructions
  1. HEAT oven to 400°F.
  2. PREPARE Dinner as directed on package. While macaroni is cooking, cook meat with taco seasoning as directed on package.
  3. STIR sour cream into prepared Dinner; spoon half the Dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with layers of meat mixture, 1 cup shredded cheese and remaining Dinner mixture; cover.
  4. BAKE 15 min.; top with salsa and remaining shredded cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until cheese is melted.
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Taco Bake Casserole

Disclosure: Post is sponsored post by Lunchbox for my time & efforts to create the recipe.Ā 

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  1. Cat Davis | Mom by the Beach Blog says

    January 7, 2016 at 9:29 pm

    I think I’m gonna trade out our weekly taco night and try this recipe. I need something different. A girl can only take so many dang taco salads.

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