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Mexican casserole

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Ingredients/Components

olive oil - 2 tbsp
cup chopped onions - 1 item
cloves of garlic, minced - 2 item
of lean ground beef - 1 lb
can crushed tomatoes - 1 oz
can of diced green chilies - 1 oz
can of chopped black olives - 1 oz
bag tortilla chips, cheese flavored - 1 (12
mozzarella cheese, grated - 1 lb
pint of cream cheese - 1 item
cup of shredded cheddar cheese - 1 item

How to make mexican casserole:

Heat the oil in a large skillet, add onions and saut?� for 3 minutes. Add crumbled ground beef. Toss in the minced garlic and cook until beef is done. Stir in the tomatoes (drain juice, save for later), taco seasoning, green chilies, and olives. Simmer for 10 minutes. Pour into a 10 x 15 oven safe dish. Use 1/2 of the tortilla chips, slightly crushed. Top with 1/2 the juice from the tomatoes. Add a layer of mozzarella and top with sour cream. Put another layer of tortilla chips (saving just a few for topping), then another layer of juice, mozzarella and sour cream. Top with a thin layer of crushed tortilla chips. Bake in 350° oven for 30 minutes. Remove from oven and add the 1 cup of cheddar cheese over all. Return to oven and bake until cheese melts. Remove dish from oven and let set for 5 minutes.

Recipe categories: Casseroles, North american, Mexican.

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