Easy Taco Casserole

Source: One Dish Meals Cookbook

This is another One Dish Meal. H and I love tacos, really any Mexican food, so when I saw this recipe I knew we would love it! Sure enough we did. The recipe didn't call for the sour cream, but we always have it in the house, plus have it on our tacos, so we used it as a topping.


Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 3/4 cup chopped onions
• 1 pkg taco seasoning
• 3/4 cup water
• 1 16oz. can refried beans
• 1 8oz. jar taco sauce (used chunky salsa instead)
• 2 1/2 cups crushed tortilla chips
• 7 oz. (1 3/4) cup shredded cheddar cheese (used more, definitely)
• 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
• sour cream

Preparation

• Heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In medium skillet cook ground beef and onions over medium-high heat until beef is throughly cooked. Drain.
• Stir in taco seasoning mix and water; simmer 10 minutes.
• In medium bowl, combine refried beans and taco sauce.
• In ungreased 8-inch square (2-quart) baking dish, layer 1/2 the bean mixture, 1/2 the beef mixture, 2 cups tortilla chips, and 1 cup of the cheese.
• Top with remaining bean mixture and beef mixture.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Remove from oven.
• Top with remaining tortilla chips and cheese.
• Return to oven; bake an additional 3-5 minutes until cheese is melted.
• Serve with lettuce and tomatoes (and sour cream).

Next Time- This turned out really awesome. It comes together really easily, and pretty much has everything that we put on our tacos. The sour cream added a cooling and just extra something to the dish, so I would definitely recommend having some on hand.