Taco Casserole

Name: Taco Casserole
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef; 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, in sauce undrained; 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce; 2 tablespoons taco sauce or 2 tablespoons salsa; 2 -4 teaspoons chili powder; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 2 cups coarsley broken tortilla chips; 1 cup sour cream; 8 green onions, sliced; 1 medium tomatoes, chopped; 1 cup cheddar cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded; shredded lettuce; additional taco sauce, if desired

Submitted by Fluffy

"Tortilla chips at the bottom of the bag are perfect for this casserole. They're already coarsely broken."

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Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 lb ground beef
1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, in sauce undrained
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
2 tablespoons taco sauce or 2 tablespoons salsa
2 -4 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 cups coarsley broken tortilla chips
1 cup sour cream
8 green onions, sliced
1 medium tomatoes, chopped
1 cup cheddar cheese or 1 cup monterey jack cheese, shredded
shredded lettuce
additional taco sauce, if desired

directions

Heat oven to 350 degrees.
Cook beef in a 10 inch skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain.
Stir in beans, tomato sauce, taco sauce, chili powder and garlic powder.
Heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
Place tortilla chips in ungreased 2 quart casserole.
Top with beef mixture.
Spread with sour cream.
Sprinkle with onions tomato and cheese.
Bake uncovered 20 to 30 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
Arrange additional tortilla chips around edge of casserole if desired.
Serve with lettuce and taco sauce.

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Reviews

This was a fast easy supper and so very, very good! I made it exactly as the recipe called for except I added two little chili peppers, finely chopped, since both my husband and I like things "spicy". The chili peppers just gave it a little "zing", but it wasn't overly spicey. Thank you fluffy for sharing this recipe

BrendaM
Great dish...only difference I did was to add a can of chopped green chilies. Thanks for such a tasty and easy recipe!

Rise3834
Great tasting and easy recipe! My family loved it!

Jami B.
This recipe is so yummy! I have been making it since I was a newlywed 13 years ago =) It is actually from a Betty Crocker cookbook (I found at a garage sale dated 1991). This is a timeless recipe IMO and a family favorite!

KeeperAtHome
the whole family loved it!!! the only thing that i did differently was instead of chili beans i added black beans and instead of salsa and taco sause i added enchulada sauce.

jessicaevenstad

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Tweaks

This was good and easy to make but it really didn't have much flavor to it. I followed the recipe as written except I cooked up the meat and made this up to step 4. I then put the meat mixture in a microwave bowl and topped with cheese. We heated it up for lunch in the microwave. I didn't add the sour cream, tomatoes and lettuce to the mixture but we put them on our individual servings as my kids wouldn't have eaten it at all. I put the chips on each plate and then topped with the meat mixture. I used 4 teaspoons of chili powder but we still thought it was lacking in flavor. I also used the taco sauce instead of the salsa. I'm not sure what it needed but it needed something- maybe a taco seasoning packet mixed in with the meat mixture. My kids added a bunch of hot sauce to their servings.

bmcnichol