Best Fiesta Casserole Recipes

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Spray a 9 by 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
• 2. In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Add the turkey and cook until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the onions and zucchini and cook until tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in the taco seasoning, 2/3 cup water, and the corn. Simmer until thickened, about 2 minutes, then stir in the black beans.
• 3. Spread 1/2 cup of the salsa in the bottom of the baking dish. Lay 4 tortillas over the salsa, and spoon half of the meat mixture on top. Cover with 3/4 cup of the salsa and 1 cup of the shredded cheese. Top with 4 more tortillas and the remaining 3/4 cup salsa. Scatter the remaining 1/2 cup shredded cheese over the top.
• 4. Bake the casserole until the cheese is melted and bubbling, about 25 minutes. Slice and serve, topped with scallions and sour cream.

CHEESY FIESTA BEEF CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until beef is no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking up beef into crumbles; drain. Stir in beans, picante sauce and chili powder., In a bowl, combine soup, tomatoes and green chiles. In a lightly greased 2-1/2-qt. baking dish, layer half the chips, beef mixture, soup mixture and cheeses. Repeat layers., Microwave on medium-high, uncovered, until heated through and cheese is melted, about 12 minutes. If desired, top with avocado and sour cream.

FIESTA TACO CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Stir in beans and 1 cup salsa. Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• In ungreased 2-quart casserole, place broken tortilla chips. Top with beef mixture. Sprinkle with onions, tomato and cheese.
• Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Arrange tortilla chips around edge of casserole. Serve with lettuce and additional salsa.

LAYERED FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat with peppers in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in salsa, tomatoes and corn.
• Spread 1 cup meat mixture onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; top with 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary. Cover with layers of half each of the remaining meat mixture and cheese; top with remaining tortillas and meat mixture. Cover.
• Bake 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.

MEXICAN FIESTA BREAKFAST CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray an 8-inch square glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Heat a medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add chorizo; cook and stir until browned and crumbly, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from the skillet and drain on paper towels.
• Mix water and dry milk together in a large bowl. Add chorizo, tortillas, eggs, pinto beans, diced tomatoes with green chiles, corn, green chile, pepper Jack cheese, bell pepper, and green onions. Mix well. Pour into the prepared dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and the middle is set, 55 to 60 minutes. Remove from the oven; spread sour cream on top and sprinkle with Mexican cheese. Return to the oven to melt cheese, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly before serving.

FIESTA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Let the pie crusts stand at room temperature for 15 minutes or until they're easy to handle.
• Stir the salsa, soup, sour cream, cheese, corn, chicken and beans in a large bowl. Spoon the chicken mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish.
• Unfold the pie crusts on a lightly floured surface. Lay the crusts side-by-side so that they overlap by about 3 inches in the center. Press the seam to seal. Roll the pie crust into a 14 x 10-inch rectangle. Place the pie crust over the chicken mixture. Trim the excess crust from the edge. Cut several slits in the crust.
• Bake at 400 degrees F for 40 minutes or until the crust is golden brown.

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Cook the ground beef in a large skillet until browned; drain off the excess fat.
• Season the meat with the salt and pepper; set aside.
• Mix together the cheese, sour cream, mayonnaise and onion; set this mixture aside.
• Stir the biscuit mix and water together until a soft dough forms.
• With floured fingers, pat the dough into the bottom of a greased 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking pan, pressing the dough about 1/2-inch up the sides of the pan.
• Layer the browned ground beef, tomato slices, green pepper, and sliced olives over the dough layer.
• Spoon the sour cream and cheese mixture over the top.
• Bake, uncovered, until the edges of the dough are light brown, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Cool 5 minutes and then cut into squares to serve.

FIESTA CHICKEN AND RICE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Add the chicken, taco seasoning, water and onion to a skillet. Cook until chicken is no longer pink. Drain any excess water.
• Add both cans of cheese soup and milk to a pot. Stir and heat until just boiling.
• Pour rice, cheese mixture, diced tomatoes and chicken mixture into a non-stick baking dish. I used diced tomatoes with jalapenos. I used one slightly smaller than 13 x 9. Add 1 cup of the taco blend and sharp cheddar cheeses and mix well. Top with remaining taco blend and sharp cheddar cheeses.
• Bake for 45 minutes, or until cheese is bubbling and soup mixture thickens.
• Garnish top of casserole with crushed Doritos (optional).

MEXICAN FIESTA CASSEROLE RECIPE RECIPE - (4.2/5)

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. 2. In a large sauté pan, add the Red Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Onion and the oil. Sauté just until the veggies are tender, then transfer them to a large bowl. 3. Now add the Ground Beef or Turkey to the sauté pan and brown the meat. Drain then add the Taco Mix and the Water and heat until thickened. Remove the pan from the heat and cool slightly. 4. In a small bowl combine the Sour Cream and the Fiesta Nacho Cheese Soup, set aside. 5. Add the Corn and the Rice to the bowl with the Peppers and Onion. 6. Now stir the Soup mixture in with the Corn and Rice mixture. Add 1 Tablespoon of the Chopped Cilantro into the mixture as well. 7. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. Transfer the Rice and Corn mixture into the bottom of the pan and spread into an even layer. 8. Next spread the Ground Beef or Ground Turkey mixture evenly over the first layer. 9. Cover the baking dish with foil and pop it into the preheated oven and bake for 30-40 minutes. All ovens cook differently so check at 20 minutes. You want the Casserole to be heated through and slightly bubbly. 10. When the Casserole is done remove it from the oven, remove the foil and evenly spread the Cheese on top of the Casserole. 11. Bake an additional 10-15 minutes or until the Cheese is melted. 12. Remove the Casserole from the Oven and sprinkle the Cilantro, Black Olives and Tomatoes on top. 13. Wait 5-8 minutes before serving. If you cut into the Casserole right away, it can fall apart, just like lasagna! ~ Serve this Casserole with a side of Sour Cream.

BEEF FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°.
• Grease a 3-quart casserole.
• In a large skillet, cook ground beef over med-high heat until browned; drain.
• Reduce heat to medium; add onion and garlic and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, chilies, beans, salt, chili powder, cumin and pepper.
• Stir to combine and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• Pour into prepared casserole.
• Add macaroni and mix well to combine all.
• Sprinkle with cheese, add jalapeño slices if desired; cover and bake for 30 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking for 10 minutes.

FIESTA FRITTATA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, whisk together the eggs, sour cream, Cheddar cheese, green chile peppers, green onion, and parsley. Mix in the corn, black beans, red pepper, and bacon bits. Transfer to the prepared baking dish.
• Bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven, or until a knife inserted in the center of the casserole comes out clean. Serve with the fresh salsa.

FIESTA CORN BAKE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Season meat.
• Brown ground beef with chopped onion till thouroughly cooked.
• Drain meat and set aside.
• Stir together dip, flour, and sugar.
• Add corn to mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Add ground beef to mixture and stir thoroughly.
• Pour mixture into casserole dish.
• Bake uncovered for 25 minutes at 375°F.
• Take out of oven and sprinkle the finely shredded cheese.
• Put back in oven till cheese is completely melted about 6 minutes.

FIESTA BEAN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a small bowl, combine the beans, onion, green chilies and cumin. Place eight crackers in an 8x4-in. loaf pan coated with cooking spray. Top with half of the bean mixture; layer with remaining crackers and bean mixture. Sprinkle with cheese., In a small bowl, combine the milk, mayonnaise and egg; pour over cheese. Bake, uncovered, until a thermometer reads 160°, 20-25 minutes. If desired, serve with sour cream and olives.

FIESTA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cut chicken in small pieces.
• (I use boneless chicken breast) Mix everthing EXCEPT DORITOS AND BROTH.
• Mash chips in bag. You add the cheese to the chicken and soups. The
• In 9x13 dish; Layer Doritos, chicken/soup mixt. ,Doritos, chicken/soup, etc.
• chicken broth you pour over the casserole just before you put in into the oven.
• BAKE 375F degrees for 30 MINUTES.

GRANDS!® FIESTA CHICKEN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• CUT each biscuit into 8 pieces; toss with salsa to coat.
• SPREAD in sprayed 8-inch square (2-quart) glass baking dish; sprinkle with remaining ingredients.
• BAKE at 375°F 35 to 40 minutes or until edges are deep golden brown and center biscuit pieces are no longer doughy. Let stand 15 minutes. Serve with additional salsa, if desired.

CHICKEN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti according to package directions until almost tender, drain. While spaghetti is cooking, mix next 8 ingredients and 6 ozs. mushrooms in large bowl.
• Add spaghetti and mix well.
• Spray a large casserole pan 9x13 with cooking spray.
• Pour mixture into casserole.
• Spread remaining mushrooms on top.
• Bake covered at 350 degrees for 45 minutes to 1 hour until chicken is done.
• Remove cover and bake additional 15 minutes until bubbly and slightly browned.

CHICKEN FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• PREHEAT oven to 375°F
• Brown the chicken with the onion and peppers in a large skillet, stirring frequently; drain.
• Stir in salsa, cream of mushroom, tomatoes and corn; bring to boil.
• Place 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary onto the bottom of a 13x9 baking dish. Spoon the chicken mixture over tortillas; top with 1 cup of the cheese. Top with the remaining 6 tortillas. Cover with foil.
• BAKE 25 to 30 minutes or until heated through.
• Remove from oven; uncover. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
• Turn off the oven and replace the dish untils the cheese is melted.
• Serve hot with a salad, chips or cold fruit on the side. Don't forget the sour cream!
• Note: Sometimes Mom would add spices or salsa to the cheese topping. Or Ortega chiles. I loved it when she added some salt & pepper with garlic and the the Ortegas. This is still one of my favorite meals. :D. Especially when we had a fruit salad on the side.

FIESTA RANCH CHICKEN PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare a 9×13 inch baking dish and spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain.
• In a medium saucepan add heavy whipping cream and cream cheese. Heat over medium heat stirring until cream cheese has melted. Whisk in grated parmesan cheese. Whisk in fiesta ranch packet.
• In a large mixing bowl, add drained pasta and sauce. Toss noodles until coated. Add chicken and black beans. Spoon mixture into prepared pan. Top with mozzarella cheese. Bake for 20-25 minutes until heated through and top is bubbly. Add optional toppings.

FIESTA CORN CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spray 9x13-inch casserole with Pam Cooking Spray. Mix all ingredients, except cheese, and pour into casserole. Sprinkle cheese on top. Bake 45 minutes, or until golden brown.

CHEESY FIESTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Cook noodles according to package directions. Brown ground beef, drain. Stir in taco seasoning and both cans soup. Stir ground beef mixture into noodles.
• Pour mixture into a greased 9x13 baking dish. Crush tortilla chips over casserole and top with cheese shreds.
• Bake for 10 minutes to melt cheese.