Taco Rice-A-Roni Casserole – the ULTIMATE Mexican casserole! Everyone cleaned their plate and went back for seconds!! Spanish Rice-A-Roni, diced tomatoes, ground beef, taco seasoning, salsa, sour foam, foam of chicken soup, and shredded cheese. Cracking flavor then easy to brand! Top with your favorite taco toppings. Can make alee and air-condition or freeze for a quick meal later!

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Mexican Beef & Rice Casserole

Finish what yous are doing and add together this Taco Rice-A-Roni Goulash to your carte. I made this for dinner last week and we could not end eating it. OMG! So good!! Taco meat, blackness beans, sour cream, cream of chicken soup, and rice-a-roni. This is condolement food at its all-time. Top the goulash with your favorite taco toppings and enjoy!

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How to Make Taco Rice-A-Roni Casserole

This goulash is very easy to make. Kickoff with preparing a box of Spanish Rice-A-Roni co-ordinate to the packet directions. While the rice is cooking, brown basis beefiness in a skillet. Add together taco seasoning, h2o, and salsa. Simmer until liquid has been absorbed. Combine cooked Rice-A-Roni, taco meat, sour cream, black beans, and cream of craven soup. Transfer the mixture to a baking dish. Summit with shredded cheese and broil.

  • Y'all tin substitute ground turkey for ground beef.
  • I used a box of Castilian Rice-A-Roni in this recipe. I tried the casserole with Mexican Rice-A-Roni and nosotros did not like information technology. It has too much orzo in the mix and not enough rice to agree upwards in the goulash.
  • Here is our recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning: https://www.plainchicken.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/
  • Here is our recipe for Homemade Salsa: https://www.plainchicken.com/superior-grill-salsa/
  • For a spicier dish, substitute Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chiles for the apparently diced tomatoes.
  • Feel gratuitous to add together fresh onions, bell peppers, and olives to the casserole.
  • Myfavorite store-bought salsasare Mateo's, Kyliot's, Chi-Chi's, and Trader Joe's.
  • Can Taco Rice-A-Roni Goulash be made in advance? Yes! You can assemble the casserole and refrigerate information technology overnight before baking.
  • Tin Taco Rice-A-Roni Goulash be frozen? Yep! Assemble the goulash and let information technology cool completely. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and aluminum foil and freeze. When set up to bake, thaw completely and bake as directed.
casserole dish of taco casserole with a spoon in it and topped with lettuce tomatoes and avocado

What to Serve with Taco Rice Casserole

We like to serve the goulash with our favorite taco toppings. Lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, sour foam, and salsa are our favorites. It is also neat with guacamole! This is a hearty dish. You don't need a lot of side dishes to get with it. We usually just load upwards with toppings and some chips and salsa. This is also slap-up with a salad.

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casserole dish of taco casserole with a spoon in it and topped with lettuce tomatoes and avocado

Taco Rice-A-Roni Goulash

Yield: 8 people

Prep Time 20 mins

Cook Fourth dimension xxx mins

Total Time l mins

Taco Rice-A-Roni Casserole – the ULTIMATE Mexican casserole! Anybody cleaned their plate and went back for seconds!! Spanish Rice-A-Roni, diced tomatoes, ground beef, taco seasoning, salsa, sour cream, cream of craven soup, and shredded cheese. Great flavor and so piece of cake to brand! Pinnacle with your favorite taco toppings. Can brand ahead and refrigerate or freeze for a quick meal later!

Rice

  • 1 (half-dozen.viii-oz) box Spanish rice Rice-A-Roni
  • ii Tbsp butter
  • two cups h2o
  • i (14.v-oz) tin diced tomatoes

Goulash

  • 1 (x.75-oz) can cream of chicken soup
  • 1 (viii-oz) container sour foam
  • 1 (15-oz) can blackness beans, tuckered and rinsed
  • 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF. Lightly spray a ix×13-inch blistering dish with cooking spray.

  • To fix rice, melt butter in a skillet. Add rice mixture. Sauté over medium-high rut until gilt brown.

  • Slowly stir in water, seasoning packet, and diced tomatoes. Bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to low. Simmer fifteen to 20 minutes, until the rice is tender.

  • While the rice is cooking, brown ground beefiness in some other skillet. Drain. Add together taco seasoning, water, and salsa. Simmer for v minutes, until liquid has been captivated. Remove from heat.

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine cooked rice, taco meat, cream of chicken soup, sour foam, and black beans.

  • Spread mixture into prepared pan. Peak with shredded cheese.

  • Bake uncovered for 30 minutes.

  • You can substitute ground turkey for ground beef.
  • I used a box of Spanish Rice-A-Roni in this recipe. I tried the casserole with Mexican Rice-A-Roni and we did not like it. It has too much orzo in the mix and not enough rice to hold upward in the casserole.
  • Here is our recipe for Bootleg Taco Seasoning: https://world wide web.plainchicken.com/homemade-taco-seasoning/
  • Here is our recipe for Bootleg Salsa: https://world wide web.plainchicken.com/superior-grill-salsa/
  • For a spicier dish, substitute Rotel Diced Tomatoes & Green Chiles for the plain diced tomatoes.
  • Experience free to add fresh onions, bell peppers, and olives to the goulash.
  • My favorite shop-bought salsas are Mateo's, Kyliot'southward, Chi-Chi'southward, and Trader Joe's.
  • Can Taco Rice-A-Roni Goulash be made in advance? Yeah! Y'all can get together the casserole and refrigerate it overnight earlier baking.
  • Tin can Taco Rice-A-Roni Casserole be frozen? Aye! Gather the casserole and permit it cool completely. Embrace the dish with plastic wrap and aluminum foil and freeze. When prepare to bake, thaw completely and bake every bit directed.

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