#3800 - Mexican Chicken Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened and cubed)
1/3 cup Frank's Redhot sauce (original)
1 TBSP taco seasoning mix
1 fully cooked rotisserie chicken (from the deli or grocery store)
8oz. Breakstone's sour cream
good quality tortilla chips or crackers

Remove the skin from the cooked chicken and cut off 2 cups worth of bite sized chicken pieces. In a greased skillet add cubed cream cheese, redhot sauce and taco seasoning--cook/stir over medium heat until melted and smooth. Add chicken pieces--cook/stir until mixture is bubbling. Add sour cream--cook/stir until hot. Serve hot with good quality tortilla chips or crackers.

#3456 - Mexican Chicken Meatloaf

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chicken OR ground turkey
2 eggs
1 1/2 cups bread crumbs
4 TBSP salsa
3 TBSP ranch dressing
1 - 1.25oz. packet taco seasoning
salt and pepper (to your taste)
1 small onion (chopped)
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Breakstone's sour cream

Grease a small glass baking dish. In a bowl add ground chicken, eggs, bread crumbs, salsa, ranch dressing, salt, pepper, chopped onions and taco seasoning--mix with your hands, then shape into a loaf. Place the loaf in the greased baking dish. Cover with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes, remove the foil and bake 15-20 minutes longer or until baked to your taste. Remove from oven, sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the top and spoon a few tsp. of sour cream over the top.

#3119 - Taco Pie

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1 1/4 lbs. ground chuck
1 small onion (chopped)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 envelope taco seasoning
1/2 cup water
1/3 cup sliced olives (drained)
1 1/2 cups crushed nacho chips
1 cup Breakstone's sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (more if you wish)
1 - 8oz. can Pillsbury refrigerated crescent rolls
shredded lettuce
diced tomatoes

In a skillet over medium heat add ground chuck, chopped onions, salt and pepper--cook/stir until meat is browned. Drain off any fat. Add taco seasoning, water and the sliced olives--stir well, then turn heat to low and simmer for 5 minutes. Open the crescent roll dough and press the triangles together in a greased pie plate to form the crust. Sprinkle 1 cup of the crushed nacho chips over the dough. Spread the meat mixture over the nacho chips. Spread the sour cream over the meat mixture. Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese over the sour cream. Sprinkle the remaining crushed nacho chips over the top. Bake at 375 degrees for 20-25 minutes. To serve, spread some shredded lettuce and diced tomatoes on each plate, then cut and serve a piece of the taco pie on top.

#2430 - Scratch Taco Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 onion (chopped)
1 - 1.25oz. envelope taco seasoning mix
3/4 cup water
1 - 16oz. can pinto beans (drained)
1 - 8oz. jar taco sauce
4 cups crushed tortilla chips
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese

In a skillet add ground chuck, salt, pepper and chopped onions--cook/stir until meat is browned, then drain off any fat. Add taco seasoning mix and water to the meat--stir/simmer uncovered for 20 minutes. In a bowl add drained pinto beans and taco sauce--stir. Grease a square baking dish with Pam. Layer 1/2 of the bean mixture on the bottom of the dish. Layer 1/2 of the meat mixture over the bean mixture. Spread 2 cups of crushed tortilla chips over the meat mixture. Spread 1 cup of the shredded cheese over the crushed tortilla chips. Spread the rest of the bean mixture over the tortilla chips. Spread the rest of the meat mixture over the top. Bake at 400 degrees for 25 minutes, remove from oven, sprinkle the rest of the crushed tortilla chips over the top and sprinkle the rest of the shredded cheese over the tortilla chips. Return to oven and bake until the cheese on top is melted.

#2162 - Chicken Burritos

(by Shirley McNevich)

3 cups shredded cooked chicken
1 - 16oz. jar salsa (your choice of spiciness)
1 - 16oz. can refried beans
1 - 4oz. can chopped green chilies (drained)
1 envelope taco seasoning
1/2 cup water
16 flour tortillas (warmed according to bag directions)
1lb. shredded cheddar cheese

In a skillet add shredded cooked chicken, salsa, refried beans, drained chilies, taco seasoning and water--turn heat to medium--cook/stir until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer and cook until all ingredients are hot. Spoon mixture into the centers of tortillas and top with shredded cheese. Roll tortillas closed.

#2153 - Ground Chuck Taco Dip

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 onion (chopped)
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 - 8oz. jar taco sauce
1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1 bag shredded cheddar cheese
nacho chips for dipping

In a skillet add ground chuck, chopped onions, salt and pepper--cook/stir over medium heat until meat is browned. Add taco seasoning and taco sauce--stir cook until hot, then remove from heat and cool until room temperature. When ready to serve, spread softened cream cheese in a single layer on a large serving plate. Spread half of the shredded cheese over the cream cheese. Spread meat mixture over shredded cheese. Spread remaining shredded cheese over meat mixture. Serve with nacho chips.

#1481 - Burritos

(by Shirley McNevich)

soft tortilla shells
1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 chopped onion
1 - 16oz. can refried beans
chopped tomatoes
4oz. shredded mozzarella cheese
4oz. shredded cheddar cheese
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 jar salsa
1 green bell pepper (chopped)
sour cream
shredded lettuce

In a skillet over medium heat add ground chuck, salt, pepper, chopped green bell pepper and chopped onion--cook until beef is browned. Remove skillet from heat--add taco seasoning--stir. Add refried beans and cheeses--stir. Scoop mixture into soft tortilla shells--roll them up and fold the edges. Place them on cookie sheets and bake at 350 degrees until hot. Serve with shredded lettuce, chopped tomatoes, salsa and sour cream.

#1433 - Taco Casserole

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 14oz. box Kraft Deluxe macaroni and cheese dinner
1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 chopped onion
1 envelope taco seasoning mix
3/4 cup Breakstone's sour cream
1 bag shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup mild, medium or hot chunky salsa
crushed Doritos for topping

Prepare mac and cheese dinner according to box directions. In a skillet over medium heat add ground chuck, salt, pepper and onion--cook until meat is browned. Add taco seasoning (as little or as much as you like) to the meat mixture--stir and taste. If not spicy enough, add more taco seasoning. Add sour cream to the mac and cheese mixture--stir. Grease an 8" square baking dish. Make layers of mac and cheese mixture, then meat, then shredded cheese--keep layering so you end up with mac and cheese layer on top. Spread the salsa on top of the mac and cheese layer, sprinkle crushed Doritos on top of the salsa, and top with more shredded cheese. Bake uncovered at 400 degrees for 20 minutes or until hot.

#843 - Taco Dip

(Shirley McNevich)

1 - 15.4oz. can refried beans
1 avocado (optional)
1 - 6oz. or 8oz. bag shredded cheddar cheese
1 packet taco seasoning
1 cup sour cream
1 cup chopped onions
1-2 cups shredded lettuce
1 cup diced tomatoes
1/4 cup taco sauce
sliced black olives
1 bag tortilla chips

Spread the refried beans on a pie plate. Mash the avocado and spread on top of refried beans (optional). In a bowl add sour cream and taco seasoning--stir. Spread the sour cream mixture as the next layer on top of the avocado. Spread the chopped onions on as the next layer, then the lettuce. In a bowl add the diced tomatoes and taco sauce--stir. Add tomatoes as the next layer. Sprinkle the cheddar cheese as the next layer. Spread as many sliced black olives on top as you like. Serve with the tortilla chips.

#579 - Quick Taco Bake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1lb. ground chuck
1 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. pepper
1 medium chopped onion
1 envelope taco seasoning mix (1.25oz. size)
1 - 15oz. can Hunt's tomato sauce
1 - 15.25oz. Del Monte whole kernel corn (drained)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
2 cups Bisquick
1 cup milk
2 eggs (beaten)

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Use a skillet to brown the ground chuck. salt, pepper and chopped onion--drain when browned. In a 13 x 9 x 2 greased baking dish, spoon ground chuck into the bottom evenly. In a bowl add taco seasoning mix, tomato sauce and corn--stir and spoon over the top of the ground beef evenly. Sprinkle shredded cheddar cheese on top of corn mixture. In a bowl add Bisquick, beaten eggs, and milk--stir until mixed. Pour batter mixture on top of shredded cheese evenly. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown--can be served with sour cream.