Taco Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces lean ground turkey or 8 ounces beef
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
• 1 3/4 cups tomato sauce (one 15 ounce can)
• 1 tablespoon taco seasoning mix
• 2 cups cooked noodles, rinsed and drained
• 3/4 cup low-fat cheddar cheese, shredded (3 ounces)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, brown meat, onion and green pepper.
• 3 add tomato sauce and taco seasoning.
• 4 simmer for 5 to 10 minutes.
• 5 stir in cooked noodles.
• 6 pour into a 8-by-8-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray.
• 7 bake 15-20 minutes.
• 8 top with cheddar cheese and bake another 10 minutes or until cheesemelts.
• 9 let set 5 minutes before serving.
• 10 hint: a full 1 3/4 cups uncooked noodles usually make about 2 cups cooked.
• 11 to freeze: assemble as directed. cover well with foil and freeze.
• 12 to serve: thaw in the fridge and bake as directed.