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Taco Bake

June25

Ingredients:

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • water as called for on back of seasoning packet
  • ½ cup salsa con queso
  • 3 large flour tortillas (8-inch size)
  • 1 ½ to 2 cups shredded Mexican cheese blend, reduced fat

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Brown and crumble ground beef. Drain any excess grease.  Add in taco seasoning and water (following directions on back of seasoning packet).
Turn off the heat and stir in the salsa con queso.  Stir until thoroughly combined.
Spray an 8-inch or 9-inch round baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.  Layer the bottom of the pan with a flour tortilla.
Spread 1/3 of the ground beef taco filling over the tortilla.  Cover with 1/3 of the shredded cheese.  Repeat 2 more times with the remaining tortillas, ground beef filling, and cheese.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 15-20 minutes until cheese is melted and edges are slightly golden brown.
Allow to cool for a couple of minutes then slice and serve.  Serve with optional toppings such as shredded lettuce, sour cream, salsa, black olives, tomatoes etc.

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