El Dorado Beef Cheese Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 tablespoon minced onion
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 2 (8 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 cup chopped black olives
• 1 cup small curd cottage cheese
• 1 cup sour cream
• 3 -4 green chilies, chopped (canned)
• 1 (6 1/2 ounce) package tortilla chips
• 2 cups grated monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 fry beef until crumbly.
• 2 drain off fat.
• 3 add onions, garlic salt, tomato sauce and olives to beef.
• 4 combine sour cream and cottage cheese with green chilies.
• 5 crush tortilla chips slightly.
• 6 reserve a few whole ones for the top.
• 7 place half of the chips in bottom of well-greased 2 and 1/2 quart casserole.
• 8 add half the meat mixture;.
• 9 cover with half sour cream mixture.
• 10 sprinkle with half the grated cheese.
• 11 repeat layers.
• 12 bake uncovered in 350 oven 30-35 minutes until bubbly hot.
• 13 garnish with reserved tortilla chips.