Ground Beef Doritos Casserole Recipe

This TexMex dish is an easy casserole! This will quickly become one of the best casseroles in your dinnertime rotation.

Course Lunch or Dinner

Cuisine Southwestern, TexMex

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 40

Total Time 1

Servings servings

Calories 1192kcal

2 teaspoons olive oil
1 pound ground beef
½ small yellow onion diced
1 ounce packet taco seasoning
15 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes
15 ounce can light red kidney beans
1 cup sour cream
10 ounce can diced tomatoes and chilies (Rotel)
2 ½ cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
5 cups Nacho Cheese Doritos tortilla chips crushed
Optional garnish: cilantro, green onions, black olives, etc. Use your favorite taco toppings! optional

Pre-heat the oven to 375°F.
Add the olive oil to a large skillet and heat up over medium-high heat. Add the ground beef and cook until no pink remains.
Add the diced onions and cook until soft, about 5 minutes.
Add the taco seasoning, fire roasted tomatoes, tomatoes and chilies and beans and heat through.
Add the sour cream and turn off the heat. Stir until well combined.
Lightly spray a 9 x 13” Casserole dish with cooking spray then take 2 cups of the Doritos and evenly line the bottom of the dish.
Spoon half of the meat mixture over the top of the Doritos then sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese.
Repeat with another layer of the same.
Finish with a light layer of Doritos that are not quite as crushed. Big chunks.
Then just a ½ cup sprinkle of cheese.
Cover with foil and bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
Remove the foil and bake for a further 5-10 minutes, until lightly brown on top.
Sprinkle with a little chopped cilantro then Serve with your favorite toppings (sour cream, cilantro, chopped tomatoes, lime, avocado etc)