Taco Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins
Preparation Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4


• 1 lb ground beef


• 1 medium onion, chopped


• 1 cup lettuce, shredded


• 2 tomatoes, chopped


• 1/2 cup chopped black olives


• 1 (10 ounce) can drained kidney beans


• 1 cup salsa (can use diced tomatoes too)


• 1 teaspoon chili powder


• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper


• 1/2 teaspoon salt


• 2 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips (the hard ones used for dipping)


• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese (or monterey jack)


• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef in skillet.


• 2 add onion to beef and sautee til tender.


• 3 mix in salsa, kidney beans, olives, chili powder, salsa and pepper and heat thoroughly.


• 4 grease 4 qt casserole.


• 5 layer 1 cup chips 1/2 of meat mixture, half the lettuce, half the tomato and 1/3 of the cheese.


• 6 again layer 1 cup of chips, remainder of meat mixture, lettuce& tomatoes, 1/3 of the cheese.


• 7 top with remaining 1/2 cup of chips and cheese.


• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.


• 9 serve with sour cream and more salsa if you like.