Renee's Mexican Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 4 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 2 (16 ounce) cans mexican-style tomatoes (i sometimes use rotel, depending on if there are little ones eating with us)
• 1 package taco seasoning mix
• 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies
• 1 (4 ounce) can sliced black olives
• 2 bags plain tortilla chips, crushed
• 1 lb shredded mozzarella cheese (i sometimes use a mexican blend cheese)
• 4 cups sour cream
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven 350 degrees.
• 2 heat oil in large skillet over medium heat.
• 3 add onions and garlic and saute until translucent.
• 4 add meat and cook until browned.
• 5 drain.
• 6 blend in tomatoes, taco seasoning, chilies and olives and simmer about 10 mins.
• 7 grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 8 layer half of chips over bottom.
• 9 add all of meat mixture, then mozzarella, then sour cream.
• 10 top with remaining chips.
• 11 bake until heated through, about 30 mins.
• 12 sprinkle with cheddar cheese and continue baking until cheese melts.
• 13 let stand 5 minutes before serving.