What do you do with tons of leftover taco ingredients? Dump them all in a pan and bake it! After our big football fiesta last weekend, my refrigerator was bursting with taco meat, salsa, tortillas and Spanish rice. I decided to make pseudo-taco lasagna that was really more like a taco casserole. My favorite part was that I made a meal without a recipe and it actually tasted good. For a few days, taco casserole was our lunch and dinner. When we couldn’t stand another taco-flavored bite, I shared the rest of it with the garbage can.
Here’s how it came together:
Spray an 8X10 glass baking dish with cooking spray
Add the following in this order:
A layer of tortillas
A dribbling of salsa
A layer of Spanish rice
A thin layer of salsa
A layer of leftover taco meat
Another layer of Spanish rice
Another layer of salsa
Another layer of leftover taco meat
Another layer of tortillas to cover the top
Sprinkle with grated cheese
Pop it into the oven at 375 degrees for 25 minutes, until warmed through and cheese is melty. Serve with salsa and sour cream.
This didn’t use up all the salsa, so I froze it. Is that bad? I’m not quite sure how tomatoes, corn, onion, etc… do when frozen.