Taco Casserole Ready in Your Crockpot

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese offers fewer calories, while processed cheese can be more budget-friendly.

Heat a medium flame on the stove.

Add 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil to the pan.

Add 1 pound of 80/20 ground beef to the pan and break it up.

Brown the ground beef until it builds up a little crust.

Add homemade taco seasoning (or a packet if preferred) to the beef and mix.

Add 2 pinches of salt to the beef mixture and combine well.

Transfer the beef mixture into the crockpot.

Drain the black beans and corn, then add them to the crockpot.

Add 1 cup of salsa to the crockpot and mix everything together.

Set the crockpot on low for 4 hours (or high for 2 hours).

After about 40 minutes, prepare the tortillas by cutting them in half and then in half again to create chips.

Mix seasonings for the chips in a bowl (not specified in detail).

Brush oil on the tortilla pieces and sprinkle with seasonings and sea salt.

Preheat the oven to 350°F.

Place the tortilla chips on a baking sheet and bake for 10-13 minutes, checking after 10 minutes.

Once the casserole is done, sprinkle shredded cheese on top and let it melt with the residual heat.

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