Tex-Mex ‘Cowboy’ Casserole
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- Prep Time
- Minutes
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- Cook Time
- Minutes
- Difficulty Level Easy
Hello everyone! I am Aunt Bee and I blog our family’s meals over at www.auntbeesrecipes.com. My specialty is family friendly meals and ways for busy families to avoid the drive through: with crock pot cooking, make ahead meals, freezer cooking, leftover makeovers, weekly meal planning and a large selection of quick and easy meals. This Tex-Mex ‘Cowboy’ Casserole is one of our favorites! It is easy and a great one to prep ahead of time! It is fabulous right out of the oven, but oh man, the leftovers the next day are EVEN BETTER! For the salsa, we use a very mild salsa, to make it kid friendly but it is totally up to your heat preference! If you like Tex-Mex, give this one a try!
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Ingredients
- 1 (12 oz) can corn, drained
- 1 (12 oz) jar chunky salsa (Hot or Mild, whichever you prefer)
- 1 (2.25 oz) can Sliced Black Olives, drained (Save out 2 TBSP of the black olives for the topping)
- 1 Cup Cottage Cheese
- 1 Cup Sour Cream
- 2 1/2 cups Tortilla Chip Crumbs (It takes about 5 cups of whole chips to make 2.5 cups of crumbs)
- 2 Cups of Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided
- Bell Pepper, diced (I like red ones on this)
- tomato, diced
- Green Onions, chopped
- A few WHOLE tortilla chips for garnish!
Instructions
- 1. Brown Ground Beef in skillet and drain. Add in the corn, chunky salsa and all but 2 TBSP of the black olives. Continue cooking for a couple of minutes until mixture is warmed through. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 2. Combine cottage cheese and sour cream.
- 3. In a 2 quart Pam sprayed casserole dish. Layer 1/2 the crushed chips, then 1/2 the meat mixture, then 3/4 cup cheddar cheese and finally, 1/2 the Cottage Cheese mixture.
- 4. Repeat the layers again ending with the Cottage cheese mixture.
- 5. Cover with foil and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil.
- 6. Top with remaining cheddar cheese, tomatoes, black olives, bell pepper and line the outside with whole tortilla chips.
- 7. Place back in the oven, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. (Careful not to let chips burn) Remove from oven and allow to set for 10 minutes. Garnish with green onions and serve!
- Servings : 6
- Ready in : 1
- Course : Entrée
- Recipe Type : Food Blogger & Food Friends, Other
- Ingredient : Beef
Instructions
- 1. Brown Ground Beef in skillet and drain. Add in the corn, chunky salsa and all but 2 TBSP of the black olives. Continue cooking for a couple of minutes until mixture is warmed through. Remove from heat and set aside.
- 2. Combine cottage cheese and sour cream.
- 3. In a 2 quart Pam sprayed casserole dish. Layer 1/2 the crushed chips, then 1/2 the meat mixture, then 3/4 cup cheddar cheese and finally, 1/2 the Cottage Cheese mixture.
- 4. Repeat the layers again ending with the Cottage cheese mixture.
- 5. Cover with foil and bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 minutes. Remove foil.
- 6. Top with remaining cheddar cheese, tomatoes, black olives, bell pepper and line the outside with whole tortilla chips.
- 7. Place back in the oven, uncovered, for 2 minutes or until cheese is melted. (Careful not to let chips burn) Remove from oven and allow to set for 10 minutes. Garnish with green onions and serve!
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