El Dorado Beef Casserole
Ingredients
1 lb Ground Beef
1 tablespoon instant minced onion
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
2 8 ounce cans tomato sauce
1 cup chopped black olives
1 cup sour cream
1 cup ricotta cheese
3 4 ounce cans diced green chile peppers
6 ounces corn tortilla chips
8 ounce shredded monterey jack cheese
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly butter a 2 1/2 quart casserole dish.
In a large skillet, brown the ground beef and drain. Stir in instanc mincded onion, garlic, salt, tomato sauce and olives
In a mixing bowl, combine sour cream, ricotta cheese and green chiles.
Reserve a few chips to use as garnish and crush the remainder. Put half of the crushed chips in the prepared casserole dish and cover with half of the meat mixture. Cover the meat mixture with half of the sour cream mixture, then add half of the Monterey Jack cheese. Repeat layers.
Bake uncovered for 30 to 35 minutes. Once cooked turn on low broiler and broil until lightly browned. Garnish with reserved whole tortilla chips.