This Black Bean Taco Casserole is a tasty, easy to prepare dinner perfect for a busy weeknight. And requires only a handful of ingredients to make. Vegetarian & Gluten Free.
**UPDATED….. This post has been updated with new pictures. It was originally posted in December 2016 but wanted to showcase it again with some better pictures. The recipe & post words still remain the same**
Happy Monday Guys!! Hope your weekend was fairly uneventful or maybe you got lots of shopping accomplished.
The most exciting part of my weekend was waking up Sunday morning to the Christmas tree laying on its side..Okay, so let me back up just a little. About a month ago we got a new furry member added to our family named Lola.
Don’t get me wrong, she’s cute.. Really, really cute and knows it. But we haven’t had a kitten in the family in a while.
Hence, I hadn’t prepared myself for the possible destruction. Anyway we will get through it after possibly having to redecorate the tree several times before Christmas. Haha!!
So as we are inching our way closer to the Big day..You know that day when the big guy with the red suit on arrives, you may find yourself not having as much time to think about dinner.
With all the holiday prep, shopping, and baking it’s nice to have a few easy dinners to prepare.
You know for those days when you have wrapping to do or in my case redecorating.
But for Real, Holidays or not some days you just don’t want to spend the evening in the kitchen.
This does not mean you can’t have a satisfying tasty meal the whole family we love.
So I’m here to tell you in a few words how that’s possible with this Black Bean Taco Casserole:
- It only requires a few ingredients that you may already have on hand.
- Kid friendly and doesn’t require a lot of clean up.
- Meaning less time you have to spend in the kitchen.
- The perfect meal to switch up Taco Tuesday.
- Gluten Free and Vegetarian
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 2 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 1 box/can black beans drained and rinsed 11-14 ounces
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels rinsed
- 1 jalapeno seeded and chopped optional
- 1 large tomato chopped
- 1 tsp. chili powder
- 1/2 tsp. cumin
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. oregano
- 1 cup cooked brown rice*
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt I use full fat
- 3 Gluten free tortilla wraps
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Meanwhile heat olive oil in pan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic and saute 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
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Add black beans, corn, jalapeno, tomato, spices, brown rice, and yogurt and combine well.
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Cook another 6-8 minutes and set aside.
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In 9 by 9 casserole pan you will start by layer 1/3 of bean mixture, cheese, then tortilla.
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Repeat layering ending with tortilla and cheese on top layer.
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Bake covered in preheated oven 30 minutes.
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Allow to cool ten minutes prior to serving.
*you can prepare your rice ahead saving time when making this.
I sometimes just keep pre-cooked rice in the fridge to have handy for quick meals.
Enjoy!
mmmm…black bean taco casserole! We like it! Perfect for the busy nights ahead of us! 🙂 . We haven’t accomplished much of the Christmas shopping or decorating! We have two cats and they both love the Christmas tree 🙂 . They’re waiting for us to put it up!
Thanks and yes perfect for busy nights! Good luck with your tree 🙂 And I’m sure the kitties are waiting for it.
Taco casserole sounds like a delicious idea. Love the combination of ingredients you have used here, especially black beans. This would make a great holiday dinner.
Thanks Anu! And yes it would 🙂
Yummy! This casserole looks super awesome! I could eat black beans, corn and jalapeno every day 🙂
Thanks Evi! Me too 🙂
Awwww congrats on the new addition to the family! I must say I love her name, because that is my dogs nickname (Lola). Great minds clearly think alike! 😉 Anyways, this black bean taco casserole looks scrumptious!!!! I’m all for easy, delicious casseroles this time of year! Cheers!
Thanks Cheyanne! Yes they do..And we for sure need a few easy recipes especially this time of year 🙂
Hahaha… kitties love Christmas trees! Our cat used to climb halfway up inside and sleep in ours! Thankfully he managed to never knock it over! This looks so delicious, Stef! Definitely perfect for the busy holiday season!
This is the first cat I’ve had that was really interested in the tree. Oh well, guess it’s her tree now. haha..That’s funny your cat slept in the tree. Yeah, gotta have a few quick tasty recipes for busy times 🙂
I love recipes like this that are quick and simple, but loaded with flavor…flavors that everyone actually likes and will eat without complaint! It looks wonderful!
Thanks Lisa..Sometimes we all just need easy comfort food 🙂
I love quick dinners for busy days and this looks so good and comforting.
Thanks 🙂
Two of my favorite things – Taco and black beans… Love how easy it is to make.. I must try…… sooon. Thanks for the recipe
You’re welcome Veena and I’m a big fan of black beans and tacos also 🙂 It was definitely easy to make and tasty!
This is a great twist to Taco Night! Love this and cannot wait to try it!
Thanks..I’m always trying to switch things up since Mexican is one of my favs 🙂
I love anything Mexican, and your casserole looks amazing! I can’t wait to try it!
Me too Amy! Thanks 🙂
When we first got married I made casseroles all the time. I forgot how much I enjoy them. Thanks for the reminder!
You’re welcome Linda! Hope you Enjoy this one 🙂
I love all the foods in this dish. A definite must try!
Thanks Mindy 🙂
I love the idea of this. It’s all the deliciousness of tacos without all of the mess. Great idea.
I really need to start making more casseroles. So easy! And the taco idea may just work with the kids since they’re not big casserole fans. Perfect!
I love casseroles in the winter – and this has been a cold one! I can see this becoming a favorite comfort food.
This casserole looks soo good! I’m loving all that cheese 😍
Oh Steph this casserole looks absolutely amazing. Just look at that cheese. Oh my God! We really love to eat mexican cuisine so I’m always looking for some dinner inspiration. I’m putting this on my weekly menu. My hubby will be thrilled hehe 😉
Hi I’m wondering how spicy this is with the chilli powder as my kids can’t handle any heat?!also can u substitute basmati rice for brown if that’s what u have on hand. Thanks looking forward to trying this
Hi Carissa, this is really not spicy with the chili powder but you probably would not want to add the jalapeno if they don’t like spicy. And yes it would be fine to substitute basmati rice for brown. Let me know how it goes. Enjoy 😀