Baked Tacos

BIG HIT! J and I both loved these baked tacos. The recipe called for 2 pounds of ground beef...however, I am looking to cut corners in our budget any way we can as we kick the Dave Ramsey "Debt Snowball" in to high gear. Sooooo...I used one pound instead. I figure if I cut the meat in half in every recipe, that will add up to big bucks on the grocery budget.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef
1/2 onion, chopped

4 oz green chilies

8 oz tomato sauce
16 oz refried beans

shredded cheese

hard taco shells*

taco seasoning**

Directions:

Heat oven to 400 degrees

Brown beef and onion

Drain beef, return to skillet

Add chilies, refried beans, tomato sauce, and taco seasoning

Mix well

Spoon into shells

Place shells in an oven safe baking dish
Sprinkle with cheese
Bake until cheese is melted

You can of course add lettuce, salsa, sour cream, and anything else you like once they're done baking!

*I would only make however many you plan to eat at the time. The shells aren't that great re-heated. The mixture will be good left over. Just spoon into shells and bake like before.

**I use 2 T of my homemade mix taco seasoning.