How To Make a Simply Delicious TACO BAKE

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often cheaper and melts well.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground chicken is often less expensive.

black beans

🥗Healthier: pinto beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are convenient and often cheaper.

Chop one medium-sized bell pepper and one medium-sized white onion and set aside.

In a frying pan, add 1.5 pounds of ground beef and cook on medium to medium-high heat until browned.

Drain the ground beef completely, then add the chopped onions and bell peppers to the pan and stir well.

Add 2 packages of taco seasoning to the ground beef mixture and stir until well combined; do not add water.

In a medium-sized bowl, combine 1 (16 ounce) container of sour cream, 1 (8 ounce) package of softened cream cheese, and 1 can of cheddar cheese soup; mix well.

Add about half of an (8 ounce) package of Mexican style shredded cheese to the bowl and mix again, ensuring any chunks of cream cheese are smashed.

Add 1 (8 ounce) package of medium sized shell noodles to the bowl while they are still hot, mixing to melt the cream cheese.

Transfer the noodle mixture to a 9 by 13 inch baking dish, spreading it evenly from end to end without pre-spraying the dish.

Spread the ground beef mixture evenly over the noodles in the baking dish.

Top the ground beef with 1 can of drained and rinsed whole kernel corn.

Add 1 can of drained and rinsed black beans on top of the corn, ensuring they are distributed evenly.

Cover the entire mixture with more Mexican style shredded cheese, to your desired amount.

Add sliced black olives on top of the shredded cheese.

Place the taco bake in a preheated oven at 350°F until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

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