Seven Layer Taco Casserole

Looking for the ultimate taco salad recipe? Then you really need to try this wonderful recipe for Seven Layer Taco Casserole, a modification of the traditional Doritos taco salad recipe we have all tried and love.

This delicious Seven Layer Taco Casserole does double duty as delicious party food appetizers or a quick and easy weeknight dinner. No longer will you need to cajole the kids into eating their dinner - this Seven Layer Taco Casserole is a favorite of kids and adults alike.

What you need to make this delicious Seven Layer Taco Casserole:

1 pound ground beef, thawed
2 dollops of sour cream
1 cup chopped onion
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 cup water
1/2 cup thick taco sauce
1/2 cup ripe olives, drained, divided
1.25 ounces taco seasoning
12 taco shells, broken into pieces
2 cups mild cheddar cheese, shredded
Diced tomatoes with mild chiles

Directions:
Preheat your oven to 375º F. Brown beef with onion and garlic, adding sour cream in a pan. Add water, taco sauce, seasonings, chiles, and 1/4 cup olives. Simmer for 3 minutes. In a large casserole dish, place a thick layer of broken taco shells.
Place a layer of meat on top, then layer on 1 cup of cheese.
Repeat these three layers again. Bake for 20 minutes.
Place leftover vegetables on top.

Enjoy!!

Recipe courtesy Seven Layer Taco Casserole.

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Doritos Taco Salad - The Ultimate Taco Salad

For the ultimate Taco Salad, this simple Doritos Taco Salad recipe is certain to take first prize!

A favorite family dish for many years now, our Doritos Taco Salad recipe is easy to make and filling enough to serve either as a main course or a side salad. Double up the Doritos Taco salad recipe and serve on your party buffet table.

No matter which way you serve it, this delicious Doritos Taco Salad recipe is certain to be a hit with children and adults alike.

Doritos Taco Salad Recipe

Ingredients:

lettuce
1 (15 1/2 ounce) can kidney beans, drained (optional)
2 cups grated cheddar cheese (or as much as you want)
1 lb ground beef
1 (1 1/4 ounce) package taco seasoning
3/4 cup water
1 (13 ounce) bag plain Doritos (smashed up)
French or Catalina salad dressing
diced fresh tomato

Directions
1) Cook ground beef until no longer pink inside. Add package of taco seasoning and water to beef and prepare according to directions. Cool ground beef mixture.
2) Tear lettuce into bite-sized pieces, toss with salad dressing and place into large bowl or on 4 individual serving plates.
3) Mix ground beef mixture with kidney beans, Doritos, tomato and place on top of lettuce. Top with cheddar cheese.
4) Serve.

Enjoy!

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