Taco Bake

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 14 ounces kraft deluxe macaroni & cheese dinner mix
• 6 cups water
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 1/4 ounces taco seasoning
• 1/2 cup water
• 3/4 cup sour cream
• 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 cup salsa
• 1 cup chips, crushed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 boil the macaroni in 6 cups or more of water until done.
• 3 while macaroni cooks, brown the hamburger meat and drain.
• 4 when the macaroni is tender mix in the cheese sauce
• 5 add taco seasoning mix and water to meat and simmer 5 minute.
• 6 stir sour cream into the macaroni dinner.
• 7 spoon half the macaroni mixture into an 8 or 9 inch pan.
• 8 top with taco meat.
• 9 top with 1 cup of the cheese.
• 10 top with remaining macaroni mixture.
• 11 bake 15 minute.
• 12 top with remaining cheese, salsa, and chips.
• 13 bake 5 minute.
• 14 *note 1 any macaroni will do but it really needs to be one of the creamy kind like velveeta shells or macaroni deluxe.
• 15 *note 2 the best crushed chips i have found to use for that taco taste is chili cheese fritos.
• 16 *note 3 you can add in any vegetables you want in the layers to make it a complete meal.