{"id":81,"date":"2026-02-22T20:07:37","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/impossible-mexican-fiesta-casserole"},"modified":"2026-02-22T20:07:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T20:07:37","slug":"impossible-mexican-fiesta-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/blog\/2026\/02\/22\/impossible-mexican-fiesta-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Impossible Mexican Fiesta Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\"><b><font face=\"comic sans ms\" size=\"5\">Ingredients<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>1 lb. lean ground beef<br \/>\nsalt and pepper, to taste<br \/>\n1 C. cheddar cheese, shredded<br \/>\n1 C. dairy sour cream<br \/>\n2\/3 C. salad dressing<br \/>\n2 Tbsp. onion, finely chopped<br \/>\n2 C. Bisquick<br \/>\n1\/2 C. water<br \/>\n2-3 thin sliced tomatoes<br \/>\n3\/4 C. chopped green bell peppers<br \/>\npaprika, optional<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\"><b><font face=\"comic sans ms\" size=\"5\">Cooking Instructions<\/font><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Heat the oven to 375\u00ba. Cook and stir the meat in a large  skillet until brown. Drain off the excess fat. Season the meat  with the salt and pepper, then set aside. Mix the cheese, sour  cream, salad dressing and onion and set this mixture aside. Stir  the baking mix and water together until a soft dough forms. With  floured fingers, pat the dough in a greased baking pan, 13x9x2&#8243;,  pressing the dough 1\/2&#8243; up the sides of the pan. Layer the meat,  tomato slices, and green pepper onto the dough. Spoon the sour  cream mixture over the top and sprinkle with the paprika, if  used. Bake uncovered until the edges of the dough are light  brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool 5 minutes and then cut into  squares.<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;<br \/>&nbsp;&quot;Jesus then took the loaves, and having given thanks, He distributed to those who were seated; likewise also of the fish as much as they wanted.&quot; (John 6:11)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Casseroles<\/p>\n <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/blog\/2026\/02\/22\/impossible-mexican-fiesta-casserole\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casserroles"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes4thecook.com\/casserole\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}