Taco Bueno
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 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) ⓘ
Instructions
- 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.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
600
kcal
30% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).