Nana’s Walking Taco Casserole Recipe

 Nana’s Walking Taco Casserole Recipe 

1 and 1/2 pounds of ground beef 

1 Tbls of butter

1 medium onion, diced large

1 four ounce can of mild diced green chilies

2 ounces of cream cheese, softened                    

1 ten ounce bag of Fritos Corn Chips

3/4 cup of water

1 packet of mild taco seasoning 

1 and 1/2 cup of shredded sharp cheddar cheese

1 and 1/2 cup of shredded Monterey Jack Cheese 

Topping:  

1 and 1/2 cups of shredded iceberg lettuce 

3/4 cup of diced tomatoes

1/2 cup of diced green onions 

Ranch Dressing

Favorite Salsa

Brown the ground beef in a medium skillet over medium heat.  Add the water and taco seasoning.  Stir until well coated for one minute.  Place the cooked ground beef in a large bowl.  Next, place the butter and onions and cook on medium heat until just browned.  Add the green chilies.    Stir until they’re browned with the onions.  Turn heat to low and then add the cream cheese.  Stir constantly until the cheese is melted.  Add in the ground beef mixture and stir constant for 2 minutes.   Pre heat oven to 350 degrees.  Spray a 11 x 7 pan with cooking spray.  Place one layer of the ground beef mixture in the pan.  Top with one layer of the two cheeses. Top with half the bag of Fritos to cover the beef and cheese layers.  Top with remaining cheeses.  

Bake for 20 minutes.  Top with the topping ingredients . 

Just Like Grandma Evie Used to Make

 

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Update 9-28-15.  For those of you who already have Evie's cookbook, there are a few corrections you can add to your cookbook.  With the exception of the Cucumbers for Freezer recipe, the rest were corrected already in the pages below.  So if you view or copy them, you will see where the corrections were made.  Below are all of the corrections made since the first printing. 

Page 3 ~ Cream Puffs.  Add 1/2 cup of butter to the boiling water.

Page 12 ~ Yellow Angel Food Cake.  Add 1 1/2 cups of sugar to the list of ingredients.

Page 27 ~ Maple Sticks.  The flour should read 4 to 5 cups instead of the 8 cups. 

Page 53 ~ Cucumbers for Freezer.  The 1/2 cup white sugar should be changed from white sugar to vinegar. 

Page 64 ~ Evie's Meatloaf.  It should read 3/4 cup of ketchup. 

We apologize for the inconvenience.  Thank you! 

Here are a few more tips in the kitchen from Evie. 

1.  Add a tablespoon of lemon juice to Jello if you plan to use bananas.  This keeps them from turning dark.

2.  To make a boxed cake even better, add 1/4 cup of butter; softened, 1/2 cup of flour and 1 teaspoon of baking powder.  It really does make a superior cake. 

3.  When a recipe calls for greasing a pan, use the inside of the butter or margarine wrapper to grease the pan.  This idea Evie shared with me not too long ago.  It works wonderfully.