Taco Grande Recipes

Steps:

• Cook and stir ground beef in a skillet over medium heat until meat is crumbly and no longer pink, 5 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water and simmer until beef mixture has thickened, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Spread tortilla chips on the prepared baking sheet; top with Cheddar cheese and dot with refried beans and ground beef mixture.
• Broil in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, watching carefully to prevent burning, 3 to 5 minutes.
• Top nachos with salsa, sour cream, black olives, green onions, and jalapeno peppers.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Spray bottom and sides of Deep Dish Baker (you can use a 9x13 dish too) with nonstick cooking spray.
• Arrange four tortillas in bottom of baker, overlapping slightly.
• In large (12-in.) skillet, cook ground hamburger over medium heat 8-10 minutes or until no longer pink, breaking burger into small crumbles. Drain, if necessary.
• Add taco seasoning mix and water; cook according to package directions.
• Remove from heat; stir in 1 cup of the salsa.
• Spoon humburger mixture evenly over tortillas in baker.
• Sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese. Sprinkle half of the green onion over cheese.
• Top with remaining four tortillas, overlapping slightly and pressing down lightly.
• Spread remaining salsa over tortillas.
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese and onion.
• Bake 28-30 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• Remove from oven; let stand 5 minutes.
• Cut into wedges.
• Serve with lettuce and sour cream.