Taco Bueno

"A great 1pot meal using common ingredients and standard cassarole baking time and temp 30 mins at 350F. My dad used to make this alot when I was a kid."
 
Download
photo by a food.com user photo by a food.com user
Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
8
Advertisement

ingredients

  • 1 12 lbs ground beef
  • 1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
  • 1 (16 ounce) can kidney beans (optional)
  • 2 (1 1/4 ounce) packages chili seasoning mix (1 mild and 1 spicy)
  • 1 small onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages Mexican blend cheese (shreaded, reserve 4oz for topping)
  • 22 ounces tortilla chips (plain round)
Advertisement

directions

  • Brown ground beef in a 3-5qt oven safe pan (Dutch oven) and put aside on paper towels to drain.
  • Reserve 2 tablespoons of the fat from the browned meat in the pan.
  • Finely chop the onion and garlic and add to the pan cooking over medium low heat till onions are translucent.
  • Return meat to the pan also adding the spaghetti sauce, kidney beans, and chili seasoning.
  • Once the mixture is heated through set aside in a bowl leaving a thin layer of chili mixture in the pan.
  • Now we can begin layering with a single layer of chips, a layer of chili mixture, and a layer of cheese.
  • Repeat the last step till you run out of the chili mixture.
  • To top off the cassarole crush some of the remaining chips and add them to the reserved cheese and sprinkle over the top of the cassarole.
  • Bake the cassarole covered for 20 min at 350F.
  • Then uncover and bake for the remaining 10 min.

Questions & Replies

Got a question? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

Reviews

Have any thoughts about this recipe? Share it with the community!
Advertisement

RECIPE SUBMITTED BY

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Find More Recipes