Grandmother's Kitchen

Easy Taco Casserole

Easy Taco Casserole

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • 1 14.5 oz can diced tomatoes (drained)
  • 1 16 oz can pinto beans (drained)
  • 6 green onions (sliced)
  • 1 small can sliced black olives
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 16 oz bottle taco sauce
  • 2 8 oz bags shredded taco blend cheese
  • 1 12.5 oz bag tortilla chips

Frank�s RedHot

  • sour cream

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425.
  2. Brown beef in skillet, adding a bit of Frank�s RedHot (the amount is up to you) about halfway through. Drain grease. Add taco seasoning, and follow directions on seasoning packet. Transfer meat to 3 qt. saucepan. Add pinto beans and canned tomatoes (remember to drain them both first). Keep them cooking on high while you�re doing the next step, remembering to stir frequently.
  3. Slice your green onions, dice your tomato, open and drain your olives, and mix them together in a bowl for later. Turn off the meat mixture, and scoop half of it into a 9�13 pyrex baking dish. Spread evenly. Before opening your bag of tortilla chips, crush them a bit, so they�ll lay down flat. Add half the bag of chips on top of the meat mixture. Add a bag of shredded cheese on top of the chips. Scoop out the remaining half of the meat mixture on top of the cheese.
  4. Add the bottle of taco sauce, again spreading evenly. Add the remaining chips. Add another bag of cheese. Top with the tomato/olive/green onion mixture. Put it in the oven at 425 degrees for 7-10 min .
  5. Pull it out, serve with sour cream on top if you choose. Enjoy!

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