Cheesy Taco Casserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups cooked rice (cook 1 c dry rice with 2 c water for a 2 c rice yield)
• 12 ounces salsa
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning (about 1/2 packet of commercially prepared taco seasonings, or the whole packet if you want extra tac)
• 1 cup sour cream
• 2 cups cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup cheese, shredded
• 1 c diced veggies such as carrot, bell peppers, olives, mushrooms, onions (whatever you add to tacos)
• beans (red, black, pinto, etc or use salsa that is corn and bean based)

Recipe

• 1 after cooking the rice, combine all the other ingredients with the rice in a large bowl and stir until combined.
• 2 pour mixture into a foil-lined 9 x 13 pan.
• 3 sprinkle remaining 1/2 shreeded cheese on top.
• 4 bake at 375 f for approximately 35-40 minutes, or until cheese and the top is beginning to brown.
• 5 *if you added extra beans, veggies, or your salsa was watery, this could lengthen cooking time.
• 6 allow casserole to rest and cool for about 10 minutes to make slicing easier.
• 7 ~ store leftovers in fridge or freeze squares in individual sized containers in the freezer for your a homemade, fast, “tv dinner”.