taco surprise casserole

The kids gave it this title because I think they were surprised they like it so much. I use a fork, but have extra taco chips around for scooping.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 8-12

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄2 lbs ground beef (or any ground meat)
• 3 (1 ounce) packages  taco seasoning
•  taco chips
• 2 (14 ounce) cans  refried beans
• 1 (16 ounce) jar salsa
• 2 -3  cups  shredded cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Cook beef and add taco seasoning.
3. Mix both cans of refried beans with the jar of salsa, set aside.
4. Layer the bottom of a 13" x 9" (lasagna) pan with taco chips.
5. Place the cooked ground beef on top of the taco chip layer.
6. Add any remaining liquid to the bean and salsa mixture, mix together.
7. Place this mixture over the ground beef.
8. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30-40 minutes in preheated oven.
9. Uncover, crumble taco chips and cheese over the top and bake for another 5-10 minutes.
10. Enjoy!