Easy Taco Casserole

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground turkey or 1 lb ground chicken or 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, minced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 10 ounces tomatoes and green chilies, undrained (rotel)
• 14 ounces pinto beans, drained
• 1 cup corn kernel
• 10 ounces tortilla chips
• 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded

Recipe

• 1 brown meat, onion and garlic in large skillet until no pink remains and onion is clear. drain grease.
• 2 add spices, tomatoes, beans and corn and mix well.
• 3 continue to cook over medium heat until some of the liquid has evaporated. you want a little liquid but not alot- like a sloppy joe mixture.
• 4 in an 8x8 greased pan crush a handful of chips and place on the bottom of the pan, adding more chips until you have a good layer. **** i like to get it as dry as possible here so that it holds together like a lasagna. please use your taste and judgment here and make it as dry or as liquid as you like. :)
• 5 layer meat mixture on top of chips.
• 6 crush some more chips and place on top of meat. press down on chip layer to draw some moisture into the top layer of chips.
• 7 top with cheese.
• 8 bake at 350f for about 20 minutes or until cheese is thoroughly melted.