Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Yummy Meal--Mexican Casserole


8 oz ground beef
1 can (12 oz) whole kernel corn, drained
1 jar ( 12 oz) chunky salsa
1 can (2 1/4 oz) sliced olives drained
1 cup of cottage cheese
1 carton ( 8 oz) sour cream
5 cups tortilla chips
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup chopped tomato

Brown ground beef in large skillet; drain. Add corn and salsa. Cook until heated. Reserve 2 tablespoons of olives. Put remaining olives in beef mixture. In a separate bowl combine cottage cheese and sour cream in bowl. In a 2 quart casserole, layer 2 cups chips, half of meat mixture, 3/4 c. cheese and half of cottage cheese mixture . Repeat layers, cover. Bake in preheated 350 for 35 minutes. Line edge of casserole with remaining 1 cup of chips and top with tomatoes, olives, and cheese. Bake for 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted and chips are hot.



I've found that substituting black beans for hamburger works great too! If you don't like olives, try a different item, like green chilis, or onions, etc. My friend made this for me (pictured above) when we were going through our rough time with getting ready to move and house hunting and it was such a tasty meal!



I had trouble layering the cottage cheese mix so when I make this again I plan to just mix everything together, except the chips, and just skip the layering steps.

3 comments:

S. and Company said...

Yum! I'm glad you posted this, because I actually made this meal tonight, although I was kind of wracking my brain trying to remember who had the recipe that I used before (I just ended up making from memory as best I could)! Now I know!

I liked the monster truck cake too! Seth would LOVE that!

Lesley said...

YUM!! Thanks for the recipe! I'm going to try that!

Meredith said...

Made this tonight and it was a hit! Rediscovered my ability to assemble supper while nursing a baby.... thanks for posting!

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