Easy Tex-Mex Cheesy Ground Beef, Bean & Tortilla Chips Taco Casserole Bake 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.

Fry homemade tortilla chips until crispy, then drain on paper towels and sprinkle with salt.

Brown 1 pound of hamburger meat in a skillet, breaking it up as it cooks.

Add chopped onions and bell pepper to the skillet; season with a little salt and pepper, and cook until slightly softened.

Stir in a low sodium seasoning pack and mix well, then turn off the heat and let it cool.

In a disposable foil pan, combine the browned meat with corn, canned beans, black olives, Rotel tomatoes, and half of the cheese.

Add about half a can of broth to keep the mixture moist, then stir in the day old Mexican rice.

Layer a few tortilla chips at the bottom of the foil pan, then spoon the meat mixture on top.

Sprinkle the remaining cheese on top of the meat mixture, then layer the rest of the tortilla chips on top.

Add more cheese on top if desired, then sprinkle with scallions.

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F for about 30 minutes.

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