Taco Salad Bake
2 lbs ground turkey with taco spices already added/comes in a roll
(buy from wally world for a buck for 1 lb= $2.00)
1 can of black beans
( I used ortega, had stacked two coupons and got them for 25 cents per can)
1 8oz can of tomato sauce (got for 33 cents)
16 oz of water
1 12 or 24 pack of corn torillas, depends on how many layers you want.
(I bought a 12 pack for a buck)
1 cup of frozen white corn
( the package was for 99 cents and I usually get at least usages out of it with other one pot meals)
1/4 cup chopped cilantro for garnish(33 cents per bunch which I did not use all of it of course so I am able to get more usages from it in other meals)
1/2 cup of grape tomatoes sliced in half for garnish (little pricey sometimes, my hubby eats on these with his meals so prob last a week) Maybe $1.68 for five days not bad at all
1/2 cup chopped pablano pepper (boiled and skin peeled)
5-6 use cloves and make a garlic paste ( I buy a 3 lb container at cosco and freeze it in container and just pull from it when i need it. This usually last about a month and half) Cost about $ 5 bucks
1/2 cup chopped onion (free 20 lbs of white onion)
4 tbsp of red chile ( I buy a 14 oz container of a liquid red chile in freezer dept of Albertons. It cost around $2 bucks and last a very long time.
2 tsp of cumin
1 8oz pkg of mexi blend grated cheese kraft
on sale for $ 1.49 using coupon.
1 bundle of romain lettuce (99 cents)
salt and pepper to taste
Total cost (minus extra usages) approx $10.58 for a family of 6
I first ground meat then add garlic paste, pablano peppers, red chile and cumin. I then mix in corn , black beans and tomato sauce along with 16 oz of water. I cook it down just a little. While cooking down I heat up corn tortillas in skillet with a little oil.
I use a standard cake size pan and put a layer of corn tortillas (five) I then layer with cheese and meat mix, layer again with cheese, then five more tortillas. Repeat process. The last layer will have two tortillas and cheese. I sprinkle the top with onion (makes it more visable for my kids so they can pick them out). Also add the sliced grape tomatoes. I bake at 350 for about 15-20 minutes and sprinkle with fresh cilantro.
I place chopped romain Lettuce on plate and put the Taco Bake on top. You can use sour cream, salsa or a chiplote ranch over top.
Enjoy
