This is the Perfect Weeknight Dinner | Delicious Taco Casserole Recipe

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: creme fraiche

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: monterey jack cheese

Monterey jack is often less expensive and melts well.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

tortilla chips

🥗Healthier: baked tortilla chips

💰Cheaper: homemade tortilla chips

Homemade can be made from leftover tortillas.

Preheat the oven to 400°F.

In a skillet over medium-high heat, add 80/20 ground beef and 93/7 ground beef, breaking it up and flattening it to develop color.

Season the beef with all-purpose seasoning and mix well as it cooks.

Add a tablespoon of garlic paste to the beef mixture and mix.

Sprinkle in a teaspoon of beef bouillon powder and add about half a cup of water, increasing the heat to high to distribute the seasoning.

Add chopped onions and jalapeños to the skillet and mix well, cooking until the beef is fully cooked.

In a separate bowl, prepare the sour cream mixture by combining about 2 cups of sour cream with the zest of one lime, a couple teaspoons of lime juice, and a pinch of sugar, mixing until well combined.

Spread a layer of refried beans in a 9x11 casserole dish, smoothing it out to about a half inch thick.

Add a layer of the sour cream mixture on top of the refried beans, sprinkling a little seasoning on this layer as well.

Using a slotted spoon, add a layer of the cooked beef mixture on top of the sour cream layer, followed by a thin layer of colby jack cheese.

Repeat the layering process if making a larger portion, finishing with a layer of colby jack cheese on top.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown and bubbly.

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