Western Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 package taco seasoning
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 (12 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package monterey jack cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package cheddar cheese
• 1 bag tortilla chips or 1 bag corn chips

Recipe

• 1 brown meat and drain, then add tomatoes, tomatoe sauce, taco seasoning, salt and pepper.
• 2 simmer 3 minutes.
• 3 combine egg and cottage cheese mixing well.
• 4 then add to the meat sauce mixing well.
• 5 in a 9 x 9 or 9 x 13 casserole dish lightly greased, spread 1/2 of the sauce mix in the dish then top with 4 ozs.
• 6 of monterey jack and 4 ozs.
• 7 of cheddar cheese and put 1/2 of the chips.
• 8 then repeat the layer except put the remaining cheese on top instead of the chips.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.