This easy Crock Pot Taco Casserole is a tasty twist to taco night. This recipe is a delicious casserole of ground beef, cheese, beans, mexicorn and Chili Cheese Fritos – yum!
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How to Make Taco Casserole in a Slow Cooker
Updated with a video from Mikey.
Cris here.
The other day I got to thinking about one of my favorite oven recipes and I decided to get in the kitchen and develop a yummy version for the slow cooker. You guys… the Chili Cheese Fritos (not a sponsor) MAKE this dish. SOOO yummy!
Crock Pot Taco Casserole Notes
- We used our Casserole Crock Pot for this dish but any regular 5-6 quart slow cooker should work just fine.
- Next we used a can of pork and beans (and LOVED them) but you could substitute a can of chili beans.
- Then we used a can of Mexicorn but you could use a can of regular corn if you can’t find it.
- If you don’t like Chili Cheese Fritos, you could also use crushed Doritos or even a buttery cracker.
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- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cookingthis dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
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Crock Pot Taco Casserole Recipe
Crock Pot Taco Casserole
This easy Crock Pot Taco Casserole is a tasty twist to taco night. This recipe is a delicious casserole of ground beef, cheese, beans, mexicorn and Chili Cheese Fritos - yum!
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Servings: 8
Calories: 476kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef browned and drained
- 1 envelope Taco Seasoning
- 1/2 cup water
- 15 oz can pork and beans
- 11 oz can mexicorn drained
- 10.75 oz can cheddar cheese soup
- 1 cup milk
- 2 cups shredded cheese I used mozzarella
- 2 cups Chili Cheese Fritos crushed
Instructions
- Mix your water and taco seasoning together and pour over your cooked ground beef.
- Then pour into your casserole crock pot or 5 to 6 quart regular slow cooker.
- Next pour your pork and beans and mexicorn on top evenly.
- Then mix together your soup and milk together and pour on top.
- Cook on low for 5-6 hours.
- Top with cheese and turn on high for 15 min.
- Top with crushed chips and serve.
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Notes
- We used our Casserole Crock Pot for this dish but any regular 5-6 quart slow cooker should work just fine.
- Next we used a can of pork and beans (and LOVED them) but you could substitute a can of chili beans.
- Then we used a can of Mexicorn but you could use a can of regular corn if you can't find it.
- If you don't like Chili Cheese Fritos, you could also use crushed Doritos or even a buttery cracker.
- Looking for more recipes? Our Recipe Finder can help you find exactly what you need.
- Check out all our favorite recommendations for cookbooks, slow cookers and low carb essentials in our Amazon Influencer Shop.
- As with any of our recipes, carb counts, calorie counts and nutritional information varies greatly. As a result, your nutritional content depends on which products you choose to use when cookingthis dish. The auto-calculation is just an automated estimate and should NOT be used for specific dietary needs.
- All slow cookers cook differently, so cooking times are always a basic guideline. Recipes should always be tested first in your own slow cooker and time adjusted as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 933mg | Potassium: 732mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 455IU | Vitamin C: 4.5mg | Calcium: 269mg | Iron: 3.1mg
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We Love this recipe! Even my picky kids devour it. It’s the perfect meal and the leftovers store/freeze well.
Haven’t tried it yet but am sure we’re gonna love it! Just wondering if I could add some leftover homemade guacomole to it .. either at the beginning or perhaps more towards the end?
Adding as a topping when serving sounds delicious! Enjoy!
I haven’t made this yet but I would use black beans drained cause I love them instead of pork n beans. Skip the milk in the cheese soup too. Should cut down on the soupyness.
I hope you enjoy it with your adjustments to the recipe!
It’s in the crock pot cooking now and so no review just yet. But, I just couldn’t understand why there would be NO tomatoes utilized. At the moment, all I have are canned tomatoes, but it was all I could do to resist draining and tossing those in as well!
Hi Patty!
I didn’t add tomatoes to this because my kids are not tomato fans, and I wanted to make this kid-friendly for them. However, we always encourage our readers to make our recipes their own. So next time, drain and add the tomatoes! That sounds like a great addition. If you give it a try, let me know what you think!
~Aunt Lou
Can’t wait to make this! Kiddos are going to LOOOvE it. Also couldn’t resist commenting on the turtle pants. Nice touch, lol. You guys rock. Keep it up. P.S. Very wise to mark your fritos. Mine didn’t survive the man either. :/
Oh I hope they enjoy it as much as we do, Kim! Good luck with the fritos!
No offense but I do not like using canned soups. I do enjoy your crockpot recipes and sometimes just sub broth for the cream chicken soup. But what can I substitute for the canned cheese soup? More cheese? Thx!
Hi Gena-
No offense taken. We have many recipes that use soups and many others that do not because we have readers that both enjoy the convenience of using them and readers who do not like to use them.
As for the recipe, any cheese sauce should work. So, if you have a homemade cheese sauce recipe, you could substitute it or you could just use cheese for a thicker texture. Hope that helps. Enjoy!
We made this last night and it was pretty tasty. I drained off all juices and cut back water and milk to make it a little thicker but it was good. Thinking I might drain and add a can of Rotel next time. 🤔😊
Hi There-
So glad you enjoyed it and adapted it to your tastes!
This is fantastic! A family favorite. I drained the beans and corn. Still plenty soupy…in a good way! Different ways to eat it. I liked over salad. The family liked as tortilla filling and then I even ate some over extra chili cheese chips. Super flavorful and just plain yummy! We eat every bit!
I made this in a pot on the stove and it was so good! It didn’t look good but it sure did taste good!
I started this for the first time about an hour ago. I just watched the video. I didn’t realize how soupy it would turn out. I’m new to cooking in general and this is the second recipe I’ve tried in the crock pot. My question is, since I’ve already started it, is there anything i can do to make it thicker? I will like it over lettuce, but I doubt the boyfriend will. lol. And I am cooking it on high because I got it started late.
Thank you,
Robyn
Hi Robyn-
Since it is already layered, there isn’t much you can do, BUT you can serve it with a slotted spoon and put it over lettuce or even in tortillas. Next time you could omit the milk to make it a little thicker. Hope that helps!
I have my slow-cooker on high with the lid off I’m hoping to cook off some liquid… I cook for 6- 8 men and they would not eat it on Lettuce!!
Do I drain the mexico corn and chilli beans(if I use them? This sounds so good!
Hi Evelyn!
I drained the mexicorn but not the beans. Enjoy!
I would pile this high on my plate and MMMM at every bite. LOVE! So glad you shared with us at Weekend Potluck…keep em comin’ – please!
This sounds delicious and I enjoy watching the videos as well! I get to enjoy them while I’m at work in my office.
Sounds good Chris, but how would funny man rate this casserole ? 🙂 I usually can tell if a recipe is good by the way he samples it and raves about it…..so can you ask him, and let us know ? This would be an easy recipe for him to make on your show…..love his videos and how he is so involved in the recipes that you have him make…..
This one I am going to try, because it is so simple…..and I love just plain simple recipes..can’t get much easier that this 🙂
Rating it a 5* because I know it will be good…..I love tacos……and I do make a taco soup and it is delicious…….
My daughter has made the stuffed pepper soup, (not in the crock pot), just regular pot and they love it….she makes it quite often.
Love your recipes…
Lol! Funny Man LOVES this recipe… he did his “Oh my goodness this is so good” look when he had it the other day! I will have to tell him you’d like to see a video– I am sure he will oblige ;). So glad you enjoy the site and videos!
Oh Cris – that’s sounds wonderful! I love my casserole crock and know this recipe would be perfect in it. Thanks for sharing. Pinned!