Taco Squares Casserole

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 skillet over medium heat.

Add hamburger meat to the skillet and break it up while it browns.

Add diced onion to the meat as it cooks to infuse flavor.

Season the meat with salt while it cooks.

Once the meat is browned with no pink left, add chili powder, cumin, oregano, and garlic powder to the meat.

Mix the spices into the meat and let them bloom in the juices.

Add diced tomatoes to the meat mixture and let it simmer to combine flavors.

Sprinkle a little flour into the meat mixture to thicken it slightly, cooking for about a minute.

Remove the meat mixture from heat and let it cool slightly.

If using corn tortillas, sear them on a gas stove for added flavor, turning to blacken the edges.

Grease a baking dish and add a small amount of the tomato mixture to the bottom to prevent sticking.

Layer corn tortillas in the baking dish, slightly overlapping them.

Add half of the meat mixture on top of the tortillas.

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