So, I changed this one up quite a bit. I used turkey since I can't do red meat, and eliminated the kidney beans under the same premise of yuck. I also substitued HOT Rotel instead of plain tomato sauce, added cheese and increased the spices. I also left off the lettuce (it was already really dry looking) and Chris added sour cream to his dish.
Taco Casserole
1 lb ground turkey
1 cup chopped onion
2 garlic cloves
2 tbls chili powder
1 tsp oregano
1 can rotel, un-drained
1/2 cup Mexican Blend Cheese
crushed tortilla chips
Sour Cream (optional)
- Cook turkey, onion, garlic and 1 tbls chili powder until done. Drain if needed. Add rotel (with the juice), additional chili powder and oregano.
- Layer meat mixture, cheese, and then crushed tortilla chips. Repeat layers.
- Cook at 350 for about 20 - 25 minutes
It ended up having a good flavor profile overall, but was a little crumbly. Chris' comment was something along the lines of "I feel like I'm eating a dip with a fork that is only half done". There wasn't something that pulled this one together to make a "casserole". If we were doing it over, I think I would include tomato paste with the rotel - maybe that would bind it together a little more.
The cheese did help, but I was pretty sparing on the cheese - so maybe it needed more?
The final dish looked pretty good, was really easy to make and turned out much better than expected. We're giving it 2 1/2 stars. I think we might try it again someday with the tomato paste to see if that helps this one from just being some meat in a casserole dish.
A little wobbly, but you can see the crumbly meat. (Chris wanted an action shot, I don't think I moved slowly enough for the photo op...)
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