Walking Taco Casserole

Walking taco’s have been around for a long time but somehow I have not posted any of the many choices to make them. This recipe I made into a casserole but the original walking taco’s were made in individual chip bags using Fritos, Doritos or tortilla chips. You slightly crush the chips up and add your cooked taco meat, cheese and your favorite toppings and dig in! Easy and portable, the kids always love these!
I made this into an 8×8 casserole dish and to show you how versatile this dish is, all I had on hand was the BBQ frito chips so I used those and let everyone add whatever toppings they liked. The picture does not do the dinner justice , trust me it was very good!

INGREDIENTS

1 pound ground beef
1 cup of diced onion (I used half of a large onion)
3 ounces cream cheese
1 packet taco seasoning-I used gluten free
1 can diced green chilis, I used mild
2-3 cups lightly crushed corn chips, Doritos or tortilla chips
1 cup shredded cheese, Mexican blend or Monterey Jack
1 Roma tomato, chopped-for serving
Shredded lettuce-for serving
Salsa-for serving
Sour cream-for serving

DIRECTIONS

Pre heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 casserole dish with non stick spray and set aside.
In a large skillet over medium high heat add the ground beef and cook crumbling it as it browns. Drain the fat from the pan and add the onions and the seasoning packet following the directions on the back. Once the beef is cooked through add the diced green chili sand cream cheese to the skillet and sauté til the cream cheese mixture is incorporated and combined in the beef mixture. Pour this mixture into your prepared pan and top with crushed chips and cheese.
Bake for 15 minutes, remove from oven and serve with diced tomato, salsa, shredded lettuce and sour cream if desired.

Enjoy!
Anne