Taco Squares Casserole

[@staciegulizia4144]

Growing up in Michigan in the 70s and 80s we ate a lot of casseroles. Later, when I was raising my kids I cooked a lot of casseroles. It was a quick, inexpensive, filling, comforting, and delicious way to feed a family. Don’t get me wrong, I cooked a lot of other dinners besides just casseroles. But, funny enough, now that my kids are all grown up they always ask me to make their favorite casserole when they come to visit. It’s funny how casseroles get such a bad rap. Thanks for sharing this recipe! Brings back good memories.

[@bg147]

Same here in the 70s and 80s but in Illinois. Class of 82. A casserole is comforting and fun. Everything is right there in one slice.

[@josephsliger3308]

That's such an awesome memory. You passed on a tradition and tons of love.

[@LydiaStarz]

Michigan girl from 60s and 70s! My Italian Mom made plenty of delicious casseroles. But Taco was not one of them. I picked up that knowledge when in lived in Dallas and I ended up being a single, working Mom. My daughter LOVED this. Me too! Now I am back in Michigan and I am cooking this today for my new family: my best friend and her husband. We are all old and sick now so this is easy and good!

[@lindahrushanyk83]

I made this tonight with the addition of black beans, corn and jalapenos. It was easy to make and I served it with lettuce, avocados and sour cream. Thank you, Kaleb, for sharing this recipe, I really enjoyed the taco casserole!

[@user-ym5io2ul1o]

I made this last night. It is FABULOUS! I used flour tortillas rather than corn. I have an electric stove and put the tortillas on the glass burner and they crisped up just fine. Served it over thinly sliced lettuce, with guacomole, fresh hot peppers, fresh onions, fresh tomatoes. It couldn't have been better. Everybody loved it. Thank you.

[@AvaT42]

I love how Wyse is so enthusiastic about making his meals. He builds you up and makes a person happy to cook.

[@raeannemery258]

I do the same casserole (since the 80's). I do add, sour cream, salsa, and refried beans to the layering. My kids (now adults) loved this, there was never any leftovers!

[@delskinner3427]

That sounds delicious 😋

[@sibylbryson-zm6rl]

What a wonderful meal. I've made this in 2008. I haven't made it since then. Now that I have your recipe I'll make this for my hubby. Thanks for sharing.

[@Watercolor9941]

Thank you! Made this last night. Served on top of lettuce, with fresh tomato slices next to, hot sauce & Greek yogart on top. Enjoyed...only used 1lbs of beef, added full chopped red pepper, onion, can diced tomatoes to beef. Colorful & tasty.

[@terrydaniels4137]

I have made this. It is so good and satisfying. The corn tortillas make it so hearty. You make me smile, I am sure your Mama is so proud of you Kaleb!💖🥑🌶🍒

[@wendyschoen8052]

First impression, I love your kitchen. Now, back to the video.

[@theresaglass1831]

I live in Oregon, but I from northern Illinois farm land. These recipes bring back memories. 👍🥰

[@araceliadams34]

This can be upped a notch by layering some Spanish Rice and Refried Beans in-between the layers of meat and cheese. A Mexican Sandwich. A meal in itself.

[@ljc3484]

Great teacher, beautiful kitchen, beautiful view of the garden from your kitchen window. I love that stove!

[@hollyhock3945]

I love how you embrace our Iowa and Midwest roots, foods, traditions and lingo. Every video you share your love of Iowa. As I have travelled around the country, so many people think Iowa is only pigs, corn and farmers...not that I'm complaining about any of those. You are a wonderful unofficial ( although I think should be official) Iowa ambassador. Every recipe I've tried has been a hit.

[@natalieeubank4533]

That isn't just Iowa, that's also indiana and ohio

[@And...ow3ch]

I fell in love with your style w/ your brown butter blondies. Then this popped up in my feed. Casserole you say? You’re speaking to my midwestern heart. Subscribed✨

[@SusieRN]

Thank you for telling people to warm up their tortillas. It really is important. Even if you don’t have gas you can use a skillet to warm them up and give them a touch of color which = flavor.

[@colleenpiechowski8511]

Instead of thickening the burger mixture with flour, try masa or cornmeal. They do that with chili in Texas.

[@Libranchild1]

You just made a cheesy, beefy Mexican Enchilada. Casserole style. Mmm mm mm!! This looks so good. I’m totally trying this tomorrow. I too add the lettuce, salsa and peppers. Mmmm. But sometimes I like sour cream. Yummy. With Mexican rice and refried beans!! Oh my words!!! ❤️❤️

[@rikkimontero]

Instead of using flour to thicken the sauce you could corn tortilla flour for more of an authentic flavor adding addition. You could also add roasted poblano peppers. One more thing you could warm up or lightly toast your dry spices prior to adding them. All pro moves to make a more authentic dish and elevate this American version of Mexican food.

[@squisitissima2810]

I love roasted poblano peppers! That's a great idea. And maybe a bit of chipotle?

[@elizabethmefford7200]

Made this last night. My family loved it. So good and easy. I used ground turkey. Definitely being added to meal rotation. Thank you!

[@vickywoodland9064]

You're delightful! You're mom must be so proud!

[@corey3151]

Made this, absolutely delicious! Leftovers were even better!

[@robsutherland5744]

Made this today on a very snowy Michigan winter afternoon. Really really good. Thanks for the fun idea for dinner.

[@stormy8092]

In ancient times oregano was a spice most valued by Kings and Queens. Greatly desired. I love this herb and think it's the best.

[@CheriB314]

Yum! In WI you need a good casserole in the winter 🥶 Can’t wait to try it!

[@rosaliefunk1629]

Winter is the season for stews, casseroles and soup. Yum!

[@chrislewis2792]

I love casseroles. I have turned burritos, pizza, cheese burgers, and even chili or breakfast into a casserole. This will be a tasty, quick one to add to my collection.

[@leoinsf]

Fantastic recipe: great presentation. I love your enthusiasm and experience!

[@kathyburtner1082]

Can't wait to try this.

[@debbiemccann3711]

I love this casserole. I have made it with lasagna noodles.Cut it then freeze individual pieces.Great for lunches and dinners to take to work.

[@Dawn-pe5to]

That really looks good! Great way to do tacos for a group. I'm also thinking of substitutions or additions, like black or refried beans. Maybe a burrito casserole. This is a great idea!

[@anitacolotto9282]

Tell us more of these things called “ Haystacks “…… My mom made Stack-A-Dinner-browned ground beef on top of mashed potatoes and topped with peas. It was so fancy to us as kids.

[@daleneparker3229]

Absolutely going to try this for my grandson. We'll love it.

[@anacrowe5366]

Love your recipes and have cooked several. Always delicious. “Food is doable”, what a great tagline for these segments.

[@debbiepeloso6012]

Just finished your taco casserole for dinner! Really good! Just like everything else I've made from watching your channel!

[@asreagan]

Saw this and tried it. Fantastic! Will probably become part of my normal rotation.

[@kathyk479]

Have you ever tried toasting the spices in a separate pan just for a few minutes! Until there hot! Then add to the meat it brings out the flavors so much!

[@jamiegay5528]

Yes! I actually have all the ingredients to make this. Thank you so much for sharing 😀

[@bethpippin904]

,,,thank you for sharing this recipe. Its not. Winter but it worked my family lives it. Very easy to make and my grandbaby says yummy ! Thanks again❤❤

[@sandiesewcrafty]

This is in the oven right now for dinner. Thank you Kaleb!

[@williambane2712]

This is a great video, and such a simple, good dish to make. Living in Texas, this is kind of our mother-ship meal!

[@alenahawke475]

Yummy! Youre right about cooking the onions with meat. That's how I do it. Thanks.❤

[@tammyc1903]

A can of whole kernel corn (drained) would be good in it too! Looks delicious!

[@oldtoad76]

Thats horrible

[@koiyadanielle]

​@oldtoad76 ....not for those of us who like/love corn and know how to cook with it 😌

[@sherylmangold5]

I love the way you explain the way you cook and you make us feel like it's ok to make mistakes and I love kip

[@BabyMonkeyDefender]

Casseroles are what my family requests when they come to visit. Pot luck at work? "Please bring one of your casseroles", is what I hear. I also make a beautiful homemade bread, so often I'll whip up a casserole, put that away, then go at some homemade dinner rolls or bread. 😋

[@missybishop4996]

I'm gonna make it with cilantro! Thanks for sharing!💓

[@f.m.5498]

I love watching your recipes . Am definitely going to make this casserole. You have a great warm personality. Am so happy I found this channel. Faye

[@ml2mercer2011]

This looks delicious and easy; using ingredients you would have on hand. I am new to your channel and really appreciate the "elevated normalcy" of your recipes. They aren't intimidating. I have grown tired of cooking and your recipes have given me renewed inspiration. Your cranberry meatball recipe was so tasty... and I used store bought meatballs! :-o

[@hollyhock3945]

I made his cranberry meatballs for our family Christmas Eve meal and they were a hit. I never would have thought of having cranberry anything with meatballs.

[@LitlPoot]

yum, yum, yum .... this would be great on a cold snowy night - just like the one we are about to experience in Atlanta !!! I absolutely love a casserole but alas the hubs does not so it's not often I get to eat one ... this would be great to make, divide and freeze for those afternoons when I need some warm comforting food in my belly !!!! thanks, as always, for sharing and inspiring us to get in the kitchen and cook !!!!

[@shastriseeraj7425]

Love your easy recipes, and I grow my herbs and dry them so no waste,love the dried herbs

[@bg147]

Yea. That looked good and I will try it with ground turkey... just to be a rebel.

[@bg5322]

I used left over turkey breast for my enchilda casserole today 😅

[@barbram8001]

I like this recipe, clean, easy, and simple. I will make this. Thank you.

[@NipItInTheBud100]

There is nothing like a good casserole!!

[@imapip6313]

Made this for supper this evening. DELICIOUS!!!!!!

[@julialucas1482]

Sending Happy New Year wishes from the Niagara region of Ontario Canada. I have a suggestion for those who want to reduce their meat consumption and save money. Use half the amount of meat and add a can of beans or peas, that have been crushed and precooked in spices. Forget about skipping the dishes and door dash. Locally sourced, home cooking is best for the budget and our health. There is no doubt about it. I love your videos.

[@karena.alford9044]

Love casseroles. We grew up with 13 kids in our family so my mom & then the girls too when we started cooking,,! Yummy

[@joelbarron5328]

I love your stove. I did not know you had a KZbin page. I subscribed and gave you a thumbs up. I watch you on Facebook a lot. You are so awesome.

[@mariagauvin5491]

I love tacos! I also love casseroles! Match made in heaven!

[@lorettalozano3885]

Easy and great looking casserole… thanks for sharing

[@missymitekite]

So happy I found your channel recently. Love watching your vids. Also love your sweet Midwestern friendliness and your presentations. You are so talented! Keep up the GREAT work. This casserole has my name on it. Yummy!! Will be giving it a try very soon.

[@whatchamacallit1young138]

He needs his own cooking show!

[@julialucas1482]

That's what I was going to say.

[@sojournerlang8112]

Thank you for another great recipe!

[@Cc0564]

👀 looks sooooo good 😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋😋I’m definitely try this recipe great job👍👌👍👌👍✌️

[@VickiTheCraftAttic]

Bad weather hitting Iowa… keep safe, warm and cozy Kaleb

[@wendyschoen8052]

Kaleb, that looks delicious and I'm going to make it. I will need to substitute the flour to gluten free flour for my DIL. Can't wait to try it.

[@seandutta6408]

This gave me so many ideas to riff off of Kaleb ... LOVE YOU!

[@vanessabeaman8116]

Made this tonight it was Excellent. I did add a layer of spinach. PERFECT! Thanks for sharing this

[@cecymaldonado7498]

Enjoyed your video. Loved your recipe. I think your so organized. Everything in your kitchen looks spotless. Love it amazing. Just subscribed.

[@joycesharfner6968]

Excellent recipes 😋..Simple introductions & tips toward cooking which we do daily. Thank you! For sharing your dinner table deco.Happy Holidays. 11.3.2022

[@juliettewilloughby4086]

Love you wise I’m going to try all these recipes

[@maggie2936-q1m]

Looks delicious! I’ve never heard the term hot dish. Must be a northern term. 😅 I love your kitchen, btw. 😊

[@CarmenSilva-n5w]

Good to see you again. Yummmmy

[@marygonzales5957]

It does look delicious.....different. But 😋. Thank you for recipe

[@tngurly]

This is very similar to a casserole that I make except I add chili beans to the meat mixture. I learned how to make it in home economics class in high school and I have been out for almost 30 years.

[@ruthallen1159]

Just found your channel and I am excited to start making your recipes. We live in a rural area and I want to start using our own fresh fruits and veggies. I also wondered what you kept stepping over. It’s your fur baby!

[@elizabethshaw734]

Yes I see yellow corn tortillas! They are pretty much all that I buy and all that I enjoy. I certainly don't enjoy a flour tortilla! I have 352 herbs spices and seasoning blends and that doesn't include things like dehydrated tomato powder and dehydrated buttermilk etc. Before my mother passed away she used to tell her friends got more spices than I know what to do with! I have lived around the world in many countries and use many seasonings and they are all in use and they are all fresh. Fresh as in in the jar freshly purchased and then I keep frozen mirepoix and green onions and things like that because I can't use my hands to chop and cook like I used to. So I get my PA to do that and then we freeze it. My mother rarely made casseroles so I am all over casseroles! Plus it's easy to cook once and eat twice by freezing one.

[@simply_lisa_lisa]

Kaleb, Kaleb, Kaleb... you crack me right up. I bet you are a riot in person. "I'm fine with that... to each their own." It's the expression! ha ha ha Every now and then you give just a peek through to your sense of humor and I love it! You're so real and it makes me smile and laugh and just love you. Well... good night and Happy Wednesday!

[@EmmaThomas-vw3eb]

Hi absolutely loved watching you create such a beautiful dish 😮 hope to make my own today !!!

[@TownGirl04]

Thought my husband would like it so I made it, tonight. We did like it. Thanks ❤ Will definitely made it, again.

[@anitastender7461]

It looks delicious! Thank you for this fun video! I'm definitely going to try your recipe!

[@ruthlewis6678]

Love casseroles. Also love your kitchen.

[@melissafields2083]

Always looking for new meals ,family of 8!thanks for sharing!:)

[@vickymayhew116]

Made this today and it is so good. Thank you Wyse Guide

[@gggail]

It's hot and humid today and revisited this video for some dinner inspiration. The air conditioner is running so I think this will be dinner! Thanks Kaleb 😊

[@divinetiming8422]

What a nice guy. Making this tomorrow. 1 w/meat and 1 w/o meat. Thank you!

[@squirrelsWithPearls]

You are slaying with the cozy and comforting recipes for this chilly season! Thanks for sharing! BTW, what's a haystack?

[@natalieeubank4533]

Chocolate with oatmeal and then you put it on parchment to get hard

[@marywendt9567]

I love casseroles. I am printing this one n trying it! Thank you Iowan!

[@monacochrane929]

This is now a family favorite!!

[@juliettewilloughby4086]

Just love everything you do and make

[@marydyall8261]

I can have some of that now. Yummy!!

[@barbararichmond499]

This looks delicious. We love tacos.

[@nicoleaseltine8816]

Looks delicious

[@sandraburki-ug7sy]

I’m going to definitely make this! ❤️❤️❤️ thank you for sharing with us.

[@charlotted9045]

New subscriber ,great job with your videos ! Lots of information quick too !

[@sharonpence6919]

Love your videos...all of them. Will definitely make this

[@Grudgorean]

Thanks for sharing! Melissa

[@gggail]

Keepthose recipes coming.....they're awesome!!!

[@smoore6415]

I was raised in southern California, so for me tacos were like coming home and having a snack before dinner who’s better than eating a cookie lol

[@trilby5546]

I love flavor in the end.⭐️👍🔥

[@CrashRaph01]

First video of yours I've seen, was looking for a tortilla layered casserole. You did 3 things no other video did that I was also thinking: 1. Called it a Lasagna (which is what I've been calling it lol) 2. Put the tortillas on the stove for a sec 3. Put a little bit of sauce down first Subscribed 👍

[@WyseGuide]

So glad to have you here! Welcome!

[@barbararose5333]

Sooo good

[@maryschmidt7035]

I am new to your channel, just came across it and am going to try this dish, looks very yummy. I also am enjoying all your plants....from western Canada.

[@gracecampbell9092]

I love your kitchen! Thank you for your videos! I’m a fan!