Best Taco Casserole
Ingredients
- 6 ears Fresh corn
- 2-3 tablespoon Mayonnaise
- 2-3 tablespoon Mexican crema
- 7 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- To taste Salt & pepper
- As needed Vegetable oil
- 1 cup Queso fresca
- 1 bunch Fresh Cilantro, chopped
- 1.5-2 pounds lean ground beef
- 1/2 head red cabbage
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 small white onion
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 2 oz canned green chiles
- 2 cups cooked white rice
- 1/4 cup red sofrito
- 15 oz canned black beans
- 1 fresh jalapeño pepper
- 1 small red onion
- to taste Garlic powder
- to taste Onion powder
- 8 Ripe avocados
- 2 Roma tomatoes
- 1 bunch radishes
Instructions
- 1) Prepare the Mexican street corn
- -Shuck & clean corn. Brush with vegetable oil. Grill on high heat, turning every 2-3 minutes until slightly charred on all sides. Allow to cool. Cut kernels off the cob.
- -Combine kernels, mayonnaise, crema, 1 tablespoon lime juice, 1 tsp. chili powder, cayenne pepper, 1/4 c. queso fresca, and 1/4 c. cilantro. Salt and pepper to taste.
- 2) Prepare the beef
- -Chop red cabbage. Brown meat with cabbage until meat is cooked through. Add taco seasoning and a few tablespoons of water; stir and cook for a few more minutes until liquid is absorbed/evaporated. Allow to rest.
- 3) Prepare the rice and beans
- -Dice and cook onion until translucent. Mince garlic and stir in. Add cumin, 1 tsp. chili powder, and green chiles. Cook for 2 minutes. Stir in rice and beans; cook until warmed through. Add sofrito and stir until well blended. Season with salt and pepper.
- 4) Prepare the guacamole
- -Seed, scoop, and smash the avocados until chunky. Finely dice red onion. Seed and finely dice jalapeño and tomatoes. Add onion, jalapeño, and tomatoes to avocados. Add 6 tablespoons of lime juice and 1/4 c. cilantro. Add salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder to taste. Stir until well mixed.
- 5) Prepare radishes by washing and finely dice them.
- 6) Layer ingredients
- -In a 13“x9” casserole dish, layer rice and beans, then meat mixture, then corn mixture, then radishes, then guacamole. Top with remaining queso fresca.
- 7) Eat! This can be eaten at basically any temperature. It can be scooped into tortillas, eaten on chips, etc.