Mexican Macaroni and Cheese

"An easy to fix meal using your left over macaroni and cheese made into something new. It is a huge family favorite at my house! I made this up one day trying to figure out something for dinner and all I had was leftover macaroni and cheese and just threw some things together into a fantastic meal."
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
7
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Break up the tortilla chips until you have between 1-2 cups depending on how much crunch you want in your meal.
  • Cook the hamburger and drain the fat; make the taco meat according to the package directions.
  • In a bowl, mix the leftover macaroni and cheese, taco meat, tomatoes or salsa, and the olives (set aside some olives for the top). Set aside.
  • Spray a large baking dish (8x13 rectangle) with cooking spray and layer the broken tortilla chips on the bottom;.
  • top with the macaroni mixture;.
  • top with shredded cheese and olives.
  • bake at 350 for 30 minutes or until cheese is browned and bubbly.
  • Top with sour cream, tomatoes, salsa, or lettuce as desired after meal is cooked.

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  1. I adopted this recipe/chef for Pick A Chef Fall 08. In doing so I failed to notice that the recipe calls for leftover mac & cheese & lists no amount. I had none so pulled a box out of the pantry & started fresh. I thought this recipe was good for several reasons. It is budget friendly, utilizes items most have on hand, makes a lot, and is an easy replacement for "hamburger helper" type meals. I did make a few changes. I used one box of shells & cheese boxed macaroni, added one chopped onion while cooking the ground meat, and used the crushed tortillas to top the casserole rather than on the bottom. I also used cooking spray in the baking dish. Thank you for sharing your creation!
     
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