Tostada casserole

Name: Tostada casserole
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb ground beef low fat; 1 onion, chopped; 2 cup tomato sauce; 1 box taco shells; 3 cup baby spinach; 1 can lowfat refried beans; 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese; 2 tbsp taco seasoning; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp chili powder; 1/4 tsp garlic powder; 1/4 tsp onion powder; 1/4 tsp oregano; 1 1/2 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp garlic salt; 1 tsp italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp black pepper

THH @cook_2989844

Variation of a recipe presented to me in a collection of favorite recipes at my wedding shower.

THH @cook_2989844

Variation of a recipe presented to me in a collection of favorite recipes at my wedding shower.

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Ingredients

40 mins

8 servings

1 lbground beef low fat
1onion, chopped
2 cuptomato sauce
1 boxtaco shells
3 cupbaby spinach
1 canlowfat refried beans
1 cupshredded cheddar cheese
2 tbsptaco seasoning
1 tbspolive oil
taco seasoning
1 tbspchili powder
1/4 tspgarlic powder
1/4 tsponion powder
1/4 tsporegano
1 1/2 tspturmeric
1 tspgarlic salt
1 tspitalian seasoning
1/4 tspblack pepper

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Steps

40 mins

1

Preheat oven to 375° F.
2

Place the taco shells in a bag and pound to break them up into crunchy chips.
3

Brown meat in a skillet. Add chopped onions and sautee with the meat.
4

Drain the oil from the meat/onion mixture.
5

Add tomato sauce (may substitute spaghetti sauce) and taco seasoning to the meat mixture.
6

Grease the bottom and sides of a 2 quart casserole dish with olive oil.
7

Reserve 3/4 cup taco chips and spread the rest on the bottom of the casserole dish.
8

Layer 1/2 the spinach over the chips.
9

Reserve 1/3 of the meat mixture. Use the rest to cover the spinach.
10

Sprinkle 1/2 the shredded cheese over the meat mixture.
11

Layer the remaining spinach
12

Add refried beans to the reserved meat and mix.
13

Add the meat and bean mix and spread to cover the spinach.
14

Bake for 25 minutes.
15

Add remaining cheese and chips. Bake or broil until cheese is melted (~5 minutes).
16

Let stand for 15 minutes and serve.