Layered Taco Bake Ingredients:

• Tortillas (8-10″)
• 1 lb ground meat (hamburger or turkey)
• Taco seasoning
• 1 can cheese sauce (I used Campbell’s Nacho Fiesta Sauce)
• 1 can diced or crushed tomatoes
• Shredded cheese

Optional Garnishes: Sour cream, black olives, green onions

Side ideas: tater tots, garden salad, rice, corn

Prepare:

1.  Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Farenheit
2.  Brown meat
3.  Add taco seasoning and let it simmer as directed (usually about 10-15 minutes)
4.  Lightly grease baking dish
5.  Layers (as I do them – feel free to change it up!)

• Lay down tortilla
• Added shredded cheese, then about half of the taco meat
• Add tortilla, then little less than half of cheese sauce and about half to 3/4 of the can of tomatoes
• Add tortilla, then rest of cheese  sauce (reserving a few spoonfuls!) and rest of the meat
• Add tortilla
• Top with remaining cheese sauce, tomato and shredded cheese

6.  Bake on center rack for about 10 minutes
7.  Serve!

Note about this recipe:

I adapted this recipe after seeing a taco shell kit for a layered bake.  I glanced over the kit and decided I could make my own for less money.  Of course, when I went to make it I couldn’t remember how they layered it so this is what I came up with!  We’ve had it a few times since I first made it.  It’s quick and easy, and is more interesting than “boring” tacos!  Oh, and it reheats well as leftovers.

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Darcy Zalewski is a married, stay-at-home mom who is discovering her greener side, starting with advocating for cloth diapering. When she's not changing diapers or singing the Itsy Bitsy Spider, she can be found at Tales From the Nursery, where she shares tales of motherhood as well as product reviews, or at ShePromotes, a resource for blogger support.

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