Taco Bake Freezer Meal

This recipe yields up to four 13x9 inch pans of Meat Cheesy Taco Bake, four 9-inch square pans of Vegetarian cheesy Taco Bake and four 9-inch square pans of GFCF CheesyTaco Bake.

Shopping List:
Tortilla chips, tortillas or use broken taco shells $3.00 (.25¢ per pan)
4 lbs cooked ground beef $2.74 x 4 = $10.96 ($1.37 for each of 8 pans)
1 large onion .42¢ (.04¢ per pan)
1 bell pepper, diced .69¢ (.06¢ per pan)
4 – 15 oz  cans refried beans $5.96 (.50¢ per pan)
6 – 15 oz cans of corn $2.99 (.25¢ per pan)
6 – 15 oz cans black beans $4.86 (.41¢ per pan)
6.– 15 oz  cans diced tomatoes $4.50 (.38¢ per pan)
2 cans back olives $1.25 (.10¢ per pan)
15 cups cooked rice $3.98 (.33¢ per pan)
6 lbs sour cream $8.84 ($1.11 for each of 8 pans)
4 cartons dairy free sour cream or yogurt $13.16 ($3.29 for each of 4 pans)
5 lbs shredded cheese $12.88 ($1.61 for each of 8 pans)
2 bags Gfcf shredded cheddar cheese $9.98 ($2.50 for each of 4 pans)
2 packets of pre-made taco seasoning (or 3 Tbs chili powder, 3 Tbs onion powder, 3 Tab cumin) $1.34 (.11¢ per pan)
8 9-inch square aluminum freezer pans
4 13x9 inch pans


FREEZER MEAL RECIPE DIRECTIONS

Preparation
Taco Meat Mixture: Cook ground beef with onion and green pepper. Drain ground beef as necessary after fully cooked.  Add half the taco seasoning and mix into the cooked ground beef.

Mexican Vegetable Mix: In another bowl, mix canned corn, diced tomatoes, Black olives, black beans and
cooked rice. Add rest of taco seasoning.

Assemble
For the Meat Cheesy Taco Bake
Line each 9×13 pan with:
Broken taco shells
Layer of taco meat mixture
Layer of Mexican Vegetable Mix
Layer of sour cream
Layer of shredded cheese
Layer of broken shells or tortillas
And repeat...
You should be able to repeat layers three times in each pan but this may vary with the depth of your pan. Just continue until  you near the top of your 9×13 baking pan.

For the Vegetarian Cheesy Taco Bake 
Line four 9-inch square pans
with:
Broken taco shells
Layer of Refried Beans
Layer of Mexican Vegetable Mix
Layer of sour cream
Layer of shredded cheese
Layer of broken shells or tortillas
And repeat...
You should be able to repeat layers three times in each pan but this may vary with the depth of your pan. Just continue until  you near the top of your 9_inch squate baking pan.

For the GFCF Cheesy Taco Bake
Line four 9-inch square pans with:
Broken taco shells
Layer of taco meat mixture
Layer of Mexican Vegetable Mix
Layer of dairy-free sour cream or plain yogurt
Layer of Gfcf cheese shredded cheese
Layer of broken shells or tortillas
And repeat...
You should be able to repeat layers three times in each pan but this may vary with the depth of your pan. Just continue until  you near the top of your 9×13 baking pan.



FREEZER MEAL STORAGE DIRECTIONS
Allow your meals to cool completely before placing in the freezer.
Label the top of each 2-2 1/2 gallon freezer bag with recipe name and date.
Wrap each 9×13 pan with a layer of foil.
Slide each 9×13 pan in the labeled plastic bag.
Set each pan to freeze in the freezer. Do not stack the pans on top of one another until each pan is individually frozen.


FREEZER COOKING DIRECTIONS
Set the desired pans of Taco Bake out in the refrigerator the evening before you’d like to serve them.
Preheat your oven to 400F.
Remove plastic bag. Feel free to add additional cheese.
Add a layer of fresh broken chips to top your Taco Bake.
Place in preheated oven for 1 hour or until heated through and hot and bubbly.

Total Cost: $84.81 ÷ 12 = $12.06 per pan or $21.20 per meal

Meat Taco Bake: $26.08 ÷ 4 = $6.52 per pan
Vegetarian Taco Bake: $20.56 ÷ 4 = $5.14 per pan
Gfcf Taco Bake $38.36 ÷ 4 = $9.59 per pan