Zesty Taco Casserole

  3.9 – 27 reviews  • Mexican

This is the recipe for deep dish pizza I prefer. Although I’m not from Chicago, the pizza there is good.

Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 8
Yield: 8 servings

Ingredients

  1. 1 cup uncooked white rice
  2. 2 cups water
  3. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  4. 1 large onion, chopped
  5. 1 large green bell pepper, chopped
  6. 1 large red bell pepper, chopped
  7. 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  8. 1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chile peppers
  9. 1 cup salsa
  10. 3 tablespoons chili powder
  11. 2 tablespoons ground cumin
  12. 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  13. 2 cups cottage cheese
  14. 1 (8.75 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
  15. 1 (15.25 ounce) can vegetarian chili
  16. 2 cups coarsely crushed corn chips
  17. ½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese

Instructions

  1. Combine rice and water In a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer for 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic in oil until tender. In a medium bowl, combine chile peppers, salsa, chili powder, cumin, oregano, cottage cheese, corn, chili, and cooked rice. Stir this mixture in with the onions and peppers. Cook until heated through. Transfer to a 2 quart casserole dish, and top with chips and cheese. Use more or less cheese to taste.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

Calories 393 kcal
Carbohydrate 53 g
Cholesterol 16 mg
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Protein 15 g
Saturated Fat 5 g
Sodium 1032 mg
Sugars 6 g
Fat 15 g
Unsaturated Fat 0 g

Reviews

Anthony Butler
A good and tasty meatless supper that makes a lot. I did cut the chili powder, cumin, and oregano back to a third of what was called for though.
Kelly Miller
This one was an instant hit! I skipped the chip layer and sprinkled top with cubed velveta also replaced 1 T chili powder with chipolte powder because we perfer a little spicy.
Tamara Carr
Took out the cottage cheese & used 2 T of chili powder…3 is WAY too much. Also added more cheese &, much needed, hamburger meat. I just posted the picture of how it turned out. It was ok. Won’t be something I do often
Matthew Church
I question the ingredients of 3 TBSP of chili powder and cumin. The spices were overwhelming.
Kimberly Maldonado
Heads up this calls for way too much chili powder. I would say use only about 1/2 of what it says.
Cheryl Randall
I didn’t have all the ingredients so I had to do some substitutions, but it still turned out well. I didn’t have any vegetarian chili so I used a can of black beans. I also left out the corn chips all together and just served some tortilla chips on the side. A good staple of a recipe that can be played with and still have good results. It’s a keeper in our house.
Paula Edwards
yummy basic recipe to use leftover rice and cans in your cupboard…I only had chilli oil and 2 cans of flavoured (hot) chilli beans and 1 can of tomato puree, so used these instead of garlic/salsa/chillies/veg chilli. Also used 3 green peppers, 1 red pepper and increased corn to make it more veggie-laden. Added an egg to bind it. And to make it healthier I crushed up Corn Thins instead of corn chips (if you’ve never had them search for them! they’re popular here in New Zealand/Australia and are like rice cakes but thinner, tastier, more fiber, baked and made from corn, yum! you can find where they’re sold in the USA/elsewhere http://www.cornthins.com/) served as a casserole w/ chopped tomatoes on side. will make this recipe again, very tasty!
Rebecca Ryan
We Liked This!
Chris Palmer
There are way too many spices in this. I should’ve read the other reviews before making it. Also, it’s not much of a casserole, more of a dip or filling. It was alright, but even my mexican loving husband didn’t eat that much of it. So I doubt I’d make it again.
Paige Thomas
LOVE this dish. Last time I made it I added less chili powder but this time I forgot to heed the warnings of others and it was not good. Three T was way too much and I like spicy but that amount killed all the other flavors. This is a great dish to use up any left over homemade chili, I dont like the canned stuff so much.
Gary Walters
This was easy, but had too much cumin and chili powder. I will make it again, but with less spice and more cheese.
Christina Montgomery
GREAT!!! My family LOVED it!!
Tanya Alvarado
This was pretty good. I made it as written except I thought 7 oz. of green chilies were too many for my taste, so I used one 3.5 oz can instead. I also used a bigger can of corn. I was a bit scared because it really doesn’t look appetizing, but I was pleasantly surprised. I ate it as a casserole, but I can see it would be good used as a filling for tortillas or with tortilla chips as a dip for a party. Very versatile.
Benjamin Hunt
Not nearly as good as I expected. The crushed chips on top just separated from the rest of the dish after I baked it and just made a hard layer on top that was not good. The rest of the dish was just okay. I will continue looking for a better recipe.
Christine Foster
This was great! I made it almost exactly as the recipe indicated-I am not a huge cottage cheese fan so used 1/2 cottage cheese and 1/2 cheddar cheese instead. I made this about a month ago and it made a HUGE amount of food so I froze half of it before topping with the cheese and chips. We just ate it last night and it freezes really well! I served it with with tortillas, sliced avocados, and sour cream and it was fantastic!
Kenneth Smith
Easy and quick to make. A little less chilli powder and garlic then the recipe calls for would have made it better. Those two flavors overpowered the others. But, it was still good. Would have been excellent with less of the two things i mentioned.
Michelle Miller
This was delicious! Go easy on the spices and salsa if serving this to small children. (my son said it looked “super gross” and was too spicy, but he ate it all)It is also good w/o the cheese if you are vegan!
Tiffany Roach
Delicious, quick and easy! Make sure you use the largest skillet you have, because this makes a lot of food! I serve it with extra corn chips for dipping.
Ricky Hodge
This was great- i didn’t add the bell peppers and used regular chili instead of veggitarian- it was really good- we rolled it up in tortillas and made burritos- hubby approved- and it will be something i make again–very easy and satisfying, i would never think the combo of these ingr. would blend well, but they did– TRY IT—
Katie Riley
Very tasty. since I don’t like cottage cheese, I substituted the cottage cheese with shredded cheddar cheese. I also added half a packet of taco seasoning to the rice. For the lovers of hot and spicy like me, I topped it with pickled jalpeno slices.
Christopher Wallace
This is better as a dip because the corn chips get soggy. Next time I’ll add more cheese, take out the corn chips, and add tortilla chips for dipping.

 

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