• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Bake It With Love

  • Grilling
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Cookbooks
  • Subscribe
menu icon
go to homepage
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Grilling
  • Recipe Index
  • About
  • Cookbooks
  • Subscribe
×
Home » Recipes » Main Dish

Last Updated: Jul 5, 2024 by Angela Latimer · 6 Comments

Nacho Cheese Doritos Casserole (With Ground Beef)

Jump to Recipe
Doritos casserole pin showing 2 images seperated by text.

This quick and easy nacho cheese Doritos casserole is a family favorite dinner that combines hearty ground beef with crunchy Doritos and more. It's incredibly easy to make, layered with gooey deliciousness, and never fails to please.

See also my chicken Doritos casserole with cream cheese for a excellent variation,

Dorito casserole on table in 9x13 pan.
Jump to:
  • 🥘 Ingredients
  • 🔪 How To Make A Ground Beef Doritos Casserole
  • 💭 Angela's Pro Tips & Recipe Notes
  • 📖 Recipe Card
  • 💬 Comments & Reviews

This simple ground beef casserole can easily be modified to your family's preferences. Like the way that I have excluded black beans from this version, as my daughter simply won't eat them (if she sees them...I've been known to puree my black beans and add them to the taco meat).

This layered casserole is a fast comfort food meal that is a tasty, crunchy staple weeknight dinner. Add your favorite taco toppings, serve on a nice bed of lettuce, or serve with Mexican rice and refried black beans.

Don't you love it when you make a meal everyone enjoys? I do!

Thankfully, my youngest is past the worst of the picky eater phase(s). In her younger years, though, kid-approved casserole recipes like this nacho cheese flavored Doritos casserole were a lifesaver.

Now that my kids are older, they like a much wider variety of flavors.  So, I have included some of my family's favorite variations and stir-ins for my Doritos bake below and in the recipe card notes.

🥘 Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds Ground Beef - Go for lean ground beef 85% ideally, but 80/20 ground chuck also works well.
  • 3 tablespoons Taco Seasoning Mix - Use my tasty recipe or your favorite store bought brand.
  • 15.5 ounce bag Nacho Cheese Doritos - The traditional base of this easy casserole, however, you can swap out plain tortilla chips or other Doritos brand flavors if desired.
  • 2 14.5 ounce cans Sweet Cream Style Corn - Or use regular corn.
  • 14.5 ounce can Fire Roasted Tomatoes - Or Diced tomatoes.
  • 15 ounce can Black Beans
  • 1 cup shredded Cheddar Cheese - Or a blend of Mexican cheeses.
  • Tomatoes, Olives, and/or Green Onions - (optional)

Be sure to see the free printable recipe card below for ingredients, exact amounts & instructions with tips!

🔪 How To Make A Ground Beef Doritos Casserole

This is a great casserole to let your young cooks make on their own, or with some parent supervision. Grab a casserole dish and let the kids help.

Layering the doritos casserole starting with crushed nacho cheese doritos, ground beef, cream corn, and cheddar cheese.
Assembly of the Doritos casserole
  1. Prep. Preheat your oven to 375ºF (190ºC). Then coat a 1.5-2 quart casserole dish or a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  2. Cook the seasoned ground beef. Brown the 1 ½ pounds lean ground beef and drain off any excess fat. Next, add the 3 tablespoons taco seasoning mix and ¼ cup of water. Allow the ground beef to cook at a low simmer for 5-10 minutes, until thickened.
  3. Start layering ingredients. Add the crushed 15.5 ounce bag of Doritos as the base layer in the casserole dish (I usually crush them a bit in the bag). Then cover the crushed chips with the seasoned, cooked lean ground beef mixture.
  4. Add your favorite filling ingredients. Add both 14.5 ounce cans of the sweet cream style corn and optional 15 ounce can black beans and/or 14.5 ounce can fire roasted tomatoes, then top off with 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or Mexican cheese blend. Add optional diced tomato chunks, sliced olives, or sliced green onions on top of the cheese (if desired).
  5. Bake until bubbly. Cover with your casserole dish lid, or aluminum foil, and bake at 375ºF (190ºC) for about 30-35 minutes, or until bubbling. You can remove the lid or aluminum foil for the last 10-15 minutes of the cooking time to make the cheese topping crispier, if desired.
  6. Serve. Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

Garnish with my salsa, pico de gallo, sour cream, guacamole...more tortilla chips, and all of your favorite taco toppings. Enjoy!

>>>See All Of My Tasty Recipes Here!<<<

💭 Angela's Pro Tips & Recipe Notes

  • Swap the seasoned ground beef mixture out for shredded chicken (seasoned with the taco seasoning mix) to make this layered Doritos casserole a chicken Doritos casserole!!
  • Use a ½ tablespoon of cooking oil and saute some fresh onion, garlic, tomatoes, diced chiles, and/or jalapeno before browning the ground beef. Or brown the ground beef with the taco seasoning and add some of my favorite salsa verde!
  • Stir in a ½ cup of sour cream to make the ground beef mixture (or chicken) a creamy base for your Doritos casserole.
  • I've seen other versions where the browned and seasoned ground beef is mixed with not only sour cream, but a can of cream of mushroom condensed soup.

This recipe, as I have shared it here, is my personal preference. This is how it was made by my family when I was growing up.

However, as with all recipes, make the modifications that you feel will taste best and make the recipe your own.

This super easy layered ground beef Doritos Casserole is a family favorite dinner that's ready in no time!

Do you love a recipe you tried? Please leave a 5-star 🌟rating in the recipe card below and/or a review in the comments section further down the page.
Stay in touch with me through social media @ Pinterest, Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter! Subscribe to the newsletter today (no spam, I promise)! Don't forget to tag me when you try one of my recipes!

📖 Recipe Card

Dorito casserole on table in 9x13 pan.
Print Recipe Leave A Comment
Love This Recipe?Click On A Star To Rate It!
5 from 16 reviews

Nacho Cheese Doritos Casserole (With Ground Beef)

This quick and easy nacho cheese Doritos casserole is a family favorite dinner that combines hearty ground beef with crunchy Doritos and more. It's incredibly easy to make, layered with gooey deliciousness, and never fails to please.
Author | Angela Latimer
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 243kcal
Prep 15 minutes minutes
Cooking 30 minutes minutes
Total Time 45 minutes minutes
Pin Recipe Share on Facebook

Ingredients
 

  • 1 ½ lbs lean ground beef
  • 3 tablespoon taco seasoning mix (see recipe)
  • ¼ cup water
  • 15.5 oz Nacho Cheese Doritos
  • 29 oz sweet cream style corn (2 14.5 ounce cans)
  • 14.5 oz fire roasted tomatoes (optional)
  • 15 oz black beans (drained and rinsed, optional)
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese (grated or shredded)
  • tomatoes, olives and/or green onions (optional)

(Note: 2x or 3x only changes the ingredient list)

Help Us Out!If you love a recipe, be sure to come back and share your ratings. This helps future users, and allows me to continue sharing free recipes! Angela

Instructions
 

  • Preheat your oven to 375°F (190°C) and coat a 1.5 – 2 qt casserole dish or a 9 x 13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
  • Brown the lean ground beef and drain off any excess fat, then add the taco seasoning mix and ¼ cup of water. Allow the ground beef to cook at a low simmer for 5-10 minutes, until thickened.
  • Add the Nacho Cheese Doritos as the base layer in the casserole dish ( I usually crush them a bit in the bag ). Then cover the crushed chips with the seasoned, cooked lean ground beef mixture.
  • Add both cans of the sweet cream style corn and optional black beans and/or fire roasted tomatoes, then top off with shredded cheddar cheese. Add optional diced tomato chunks, sliced olives, or sliced green onions on top of the cheese ( if desired ).
  • Cover with your casserole dish lid, or aluminum foil, and bake at 375°F (190°C) for 30-35 minutes, or until bubbling. You can remove the lid or aluminum foil for the last 10-15 minutes to make the cheese topping crisper if desired.
  • Remove from the oven and serve immediately.

Notes

  • Swap the seasoned ground beef mixture out for shredded chicken (seasoned with the taco seasoning mix) to make a chicken doritos casserole!!
  • Use a ½ tablespoon of cooking oil and saute some fresh onion, garlic, tomatoes, diced chiles, and/or jalapeno before browning the ground beef. Or brown the ground beef with the taco seasoning and add some of my favorite salsa verde!
  • Stir in a ½ cup of sour cream to make the ground beef mixture ( or chicken ) a creamy base for your dorito casserole!
  • For an extra creamy beef mixture, add ½ cup sour cream plus 1 can cream of mushroom condensed soup.

Nutrition

Calories: 243kcal (12%) | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 19g (38%) | Fat: 17g (26%) | Saturated Fat: 8g (50%) | Cholesterol: 73mg (24%) | Sodium: 222mg (10%) | Potassium: 265mg (8%) | Fiber: 1g (4%) | Sugar: 1g (1%) | Vitamin A: 229IU (5%) | Vitamin C: 1mg (1%) | Calcium: 115mg (12%) | Iron: 2mg (11%)
Did you try this recipe? Rate it below!I can’t wait to see your results! Mention @bake_it_with_love or tag #bake_it_with_love!
Course Casseroles, Dinner Recipes, Main Dish
Cuisine American

Save

« Lemon Blueberry with White Chocolate Chip Cookies
Chorizo Mussels »

Share This Recipe!

  • Share
  • X
  • Flipboard
  • Threads
  • WhatsApp
  • Email

Reader Interactions

Comments

    5 from 16 votes (16 ratings without comment)

    Thanks for coming! Ask anything - or let me know what you think: Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

  1. Brandon says

    March 21, 2023 at 9:22 am

    How many does this serve?

    Reply
    • Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says

      March 21, 2023 at 10:12 am

      Per the recipe card "Servings: 8 servings" but I would say 6 servings if you're feeding a hungry bunch!

      Reply
  2. Erica says

    February 27, 2023 at 2:07 pm

    Should I drain the cans of corn or fire roasted tomatoes first?

    Reply
    • Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says

      February 27, 2023 at 4:18 pm

      Yes to the fire roasted or diced tomatoes, but no need with the creamed corn. Thanks for asking!!

      Reply
  3. Mary says

    May 20, 2022 at 11:00 am

    How does this recipe freeze? Have you ever tried?

    Reply
    • Angela @ BakeItWithLove.com says

      May 20, 2022 at 12:24 pm

      I would not opt to freeze this casserole because of the tortilla chip base. The resulting chips would be too soggy. However, if you wanted to freeze the majority of the casserole then add the chips as a topping that would be an option. Thanks for asking!

      Reply

Primary Sidebar

Author bio photo with cake.

Hi there, I'm Angela

I am an avid vintage cookbook collector, cook, baker, and total foodie. I love sharing new, fun, creative recipes and great classic recipes, just like my Grandma used to make! Every recipe on BIWL is tested to ensure that cooks of any experience level can succeed.

Welcome to Bake It With Love. Enjoy!

More About Me ->

Grilling Recipes

  • Tasty, easy cookout food ideas to make and feed a crowd this summer.
    Easy Cookout Food Ideas: Best Dishes To Bring To A Cookout

  • Square image of sliced Arrachera steak on a cutting board.
    Arrachera (Mexican Steak for Tacos)

  • Square image of sliced Denver steak on a cutting board.
    Denver Steak

  • Square image of grilled ostrich steaks.
    Grilled Ostrich Steaks

  • Square image of grilled pineapple.
    Grilled Pineapple

  • Square image of sliced grilled skirt steak.
    Grilled Skirt Steak

See more Grilled →

Tasty Dinner Ideas

  • A square collage of four images showing easy summer crockpot meals including tender London broil pot roast, green beans and potatoes, grape jelly meatballs, and pork carnitas tacos.
    Summer Crockpot Meal Ideas

  • Panda Express honey sesame chicken copycat recipe plated with rice and garnished with more white sesame seeds.
    Panda Express Honey Sesame Chicken

  • A square image showing a bowl of tender wok fried marinated chicken with celery, onions, and black pepper sauce.
    Panda Express Black Pepper Chicken

  • Best leftover lobster recipes page image featuring four favorite dishes in a square collage.
    Leftover Lobster Recipes

  • Square collage image featuring 4 tasty recipes using leftover hard boiled eggs.
    Leftover Hard Boiled Eggs Recipes

  • Spider taco ring on baking sheet with taco toppings in the body and sliced olives for eyes.
    Spider Taco Crescent Ring

See more Main Dish →

Footer

As Seen On

As seen on these popular sites: Mashed, Tasting Table, Parade, MSN, Yahoo, Delish, The Pioneer Woman, Today, Taste of Home, and more.

↑ back to top

About

  • Meet The Team
  • Photo Sharing
  • Privacy Policy
  • Work With Me
  • Accessibility Statement

Recipes

  • Dinners
  • Desserts
  • Breakfasts
  • Cookies & Bars
  • Videos
  • Articles

AI-Free

Everything on Bake It With Love is created by me, where I share my experiences, with help from my team members and family.

I promise that BIWL is 100% free of AI content.

Get Social

Visit us on your favorite social media platforms!

Copyright © 2016-2025 Bake It With Love

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




Let us know what you thought of this recipe:

This worked exactly as written, thanks!
My family loved this!
Thank you for sharing this recipe

Or write in your own words:

A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.