Leftovers taco bake in an white oval dish with teal dish cloth and bell peppers around

Leftovers Taco Bake

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You know when you make tacos, either chicken or ground beef and there is just a little left and so you stick it in your fridge so you don’t waste it. Then 2 weeks later you throw it out because you forgot to use up that bit of meat in a salad or something?

Waste it no more! This taco bake could use any type of meat really. Pair it with some seasoned organic refried beans, top with diced bell peppers-or any other veggie you want, and add a little bit of cheddar cheese. And in 15 minutes bake time, and you have yourself the perfect bean dip, side dish, appetizer, snack or even main dish.

This recipe uses my taco seasoning and recipe for taco seasoned shredded chicken. In my taco seasoning post, I tell you how much I use per pound of ground beef.

Leftovers taco bake in an white oval dish with teal dish cloth and bell peppers around

Leftovers Taco Bake

Use up that little bit of shredded chicken or ground beef in your fridge and re-invent your next appetizer. This recipe uses organic refried beans that have been seasoned, topped with chicken and ground beef, diced bell peppers, and shredded cheddar cheese. Bakes in just 15 minutes.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Appetizer, dinner, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine American

Equipment

  • 1 7.5×8.5 oval dish or any dish about this size
  • mixing bowl
  • cutting board
  • measuring spoons, spoons, knife

Ingredients
  

  • 1 can organic refried beans
  • 1/2 TBSP Emma's taco seasoning recipe on the blog
  • juice 1/2 lime
  • 1 C ground beef seasoned with taco seasoning
  • 1 C taco seasoned shredded chicken my recipe is on the blog
  • 1/2-3/4 C diced peppers, whatever you like
  • 1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a medium microwave safe bowl, warm up the refried beans for 45 seconds. Stir. Add taco seasoning and lime juice. Spread in bottom of baking dish.
  • Top with ground beef and chicken or one or the other. Next add diced bell peppers, or any veggie you like, on top of the meat. Top with cheddar cheese.
  • Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until warmed through. Serve with tortilla chips.
Keyword after school snack, appetizer, cream of chicken soup, dinner ideas, ground beef, leftovers, shredded chicken, taco bake

I hope you will enjoy making this easy dish. And if you don’t have left over meats already in your fridge, well, go ahead and make some fresh that night too. Your family will love this tasty dish. Kids especially love anything you eat with tortilla chips, right?

Emma

Want to watch me make this on TV? Awesome! Here you go! I actually made this on my birthday, so enjoy the end of the segment where my husband snuck an inside joke gift to the wonderful producer on Good Things Utah.

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1 Comment

  1. […] Leftovers Taco Bake is by far a favorite at parties when I bring this. You often have just a little taco meat or shredded chicken left over. You can easily put that to use with a can of organic refried beans, some fresh lime juice and my Homemade Taco Seasoning. You can also top it with salsa or queso dip too. We like On the Border Brand best and it’s usually the cheapest at Walmart in the city where I live. Serve this taco bake with tortilla chips. This will be gone in no time. You can always double this recipe and use a larger dish for serving too. […]

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