Layered Doritos Casserole Recipe

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I’ve been a picky eater for as long as I could remember. Thanks to a narrowed esophagus, I spent most of my life staying away from tough foods like chicken and beef, and lived off of pasta, rice, potatoes…basically a white diet. And back then, I was okay with that. I didn’t like chicken or beef, so it seemed like eating a white, bland diet was the perfect thing.

It only became a problem when I got older and my iron started to drop. I became anemic and the only way to fix that was to eat chicken, beef, and things of that nature. So, to introduce these new foods into my diet, I started poring over recipes to make, that I would actually like.

 And I stumbled across the Layered Doritos Casserole on Spend With Pennies.

I didn’t think I would try it at first…I mean I’ve never liked tacos, which this casserole was, or salsa. And Doritos weren’t even my favorite chip. It was like three strikes and the meal was out…but there was something that lured me in. Being a new wife in my own house, I like to make food that my husband would like too, and he’s bananas for tacos. It was a win-win situation.

Ingredients:

• 1 family size bag Doritos, any flavor (I used Nacho Cheese)

• 1 onion diced

• 1 pound lean ground beef

• 1 clove garlic minced

• 1 cup salsa

• 1 package low sodium taco seasoning or homemade taco seasoning

• 1 cup sour cream

• 1 can cream of chicken or mushroom soup

• 2 cups shredded cheese (I used tex mex blend or cheddar)

Optional Toppings:

• Lettuce

• Tomato

• Olives

• Sour Cream

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

2. Cook ground beef with onion and garlic until no pink remains. Drain any fat.

3. Add taco seasoning, salsa and 1/3 cup of water. Cook until thickened, about 5 minutes and remove from heat.

4. In a large bowl, combine beef mixture, sour cream, soup and 1 cup of cheese.

5. Slightly crush Doritos (not completely, you don’t want crumbs). Layer 1 1/2 cups Doritos in the bottom of a 2 qt casserole dish . Top with 1/2 of the beef mixture. Repeat layers. Finally top with an additional 1 to 1 1/2 cups Doritos and remaining cheese.

6. Spray a piece of foil with cooking spray and cover casserole.

7. Bake 30 minutes covered, remove foil and bake uncovered for an additional 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Top with lettuce, tomatoes and olives if desired.