Mexican Flaming Cheese
A rich, cheesy Mexican-style dip layered with seasoned ground beef, peppers, onions, and taco sauce. Perfect for parties and best served hot with tortillas or chips.
This recipe is Mexican style, lunch, scaled for 8 servings, with 15 min prep and 20 min cook.
Prep: 15 min · Cook: 20 min · Total: 35 min · Serves: 8
Quick cooking notes
- Core ingredients include ground beef, taco seasoning mix, taco sauce, onion.
- Follow all 7 steps in order for the intended texture and doneness.
- Ingredient quantities listed below are for 8 servings.
Ingredients
- 500 grams ground beef
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
- 1 cup taco sauce
- 1 medium onion (chopped)
- 1 medium green bell pepper (chopped)
- 1 small jalapeño pepper (seeded and chopped)
- 1 cup tomatoes (diced)
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese (shredded)
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese (shredded)
- 8 small flour tortillas (for serving)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F).
- In a skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef and drain excess fat.
- Add taco seasoning, taco sauce, onion, green bell pepper, jalapeño, and tomatoes. Stir to combine.
- Stir in Monterey Jack and mozzarella cheeses until partially melted.
- Transfer mixture to a casserole dish.
- Bake for about 15 minutes until hot and bubbly.
- Serve immediately with warm flour tortillas or chips.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories: 410
- Protein: 26 g
- Fat: 29 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Sugar: 4 g
- Sodium: 720 mg
Nutrition values are estimates based on stored ingredient totals and serving size.