Tex Mex Casserole with Ground Beef

My Tex Mex Casserole with Ground Beef is pure comfort food with a kick. Now, if you know me, you know I’m all about easy, flavorful meals that don’t keep you chained to the stove for hours. And this, my friends, is a weeknight superhero in a baking dish.

Author: It is a Keeper

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

Servings: 8 Servings

Calories: 547 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 lb - ground beef
1 - Medium bell pepper
1 - Onion
1 tsp - All Purpose Seasoning
1 packet - Taco seasoning
10 ½ ounces - Cream of Chicken Soup
10 ½ ounces - Cream of Mushroom Soup
10 ounces - Diced Tomatoes with Green Chiles
8 ounces - Processed cheese
2 cups - cheddar
½ tbsp - Worcestershire sauce
3 cups - Tortilla chips

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350⁰.
In a skillet over medium high heat melt butter and then add in pepper and onion cooking until they become tender and fragrant (2-3 minutes).
Add beef, and all purpose seasoning to skillet then brown, drain fat.
Stir in packet of taco seasoning mixing until beef is evenly coated.
In a sauce pan over medium heat combine cream of chicken soup, cream of mushroom soup, tomatoes with chilies, Velveeta process cheese, one cup of the cheddar and Worcestershire sauce. Stir occasionally until cheese is melted.
Prepare a 9X13 casserole dish with coat with non-stick spray.
After preparing your casserole dish, cover the bottom with crushed tortilla chips to create a crust.
Layer half the browned beef on top of the chips.
Then add half the sauce on top of the beef.
Repeat with chips, beef, and sauce.
Top with remaining cheddar cheese.
Bake at 350⁰ for 30 minutes or until cheese is bubbly.

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