Taco Casserole on a Budget

Prep Time: 15 mins        Bake time:  30 mins

Ingredients:

1 lb of ground beef or ground turkey

2 packets of taco seasoning

1 C of salsa

1 C of sour cream

1 box of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Deluxe

1-2 C of shredded cheddar or mexican mix cheese

garlic powder

salt/pepper

Optional:

chopped black olives

sliced mushrooms

Prepare the macaroni and cheese as directed on the package. 

Brown the ground beef or turkey.  Drain the grease and add the taco seaoning and allow to simmer.  If desired, also stir in the mushrooms and black olives.

Once the macaroni and cheese is prepared, stir in the sour cream. 

Stir in the garlic, salt, and pepper as desired.

Using an 8x8 lightly sprayed pan, put half of the macaroni mixture in the bottom of the pan spreading it evenly.  Follow with the meat mixture and then the top layer of the other half of the macaroni mixture.

Dump the salsa on top and spread evenly.

Cover with foil and bake for 20 mins.



Remove cover and sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Continue baking for 10 mins or until the cheese is melted.

Happy Eating!

Note: Makes for excellent leftovers!

Original recipe before tweaking was obtained from www.kraftfoods.com a few years ago.