TACO CASSEROLE 
1. 3 lbs. ground hamburger
2. 1 sm. can chopped olives
3. 1 sm. can chopped chilies
4. 1 lg. onion, chopped
5. 1 lg. bell pepper, chopped
6. 1 pkg. taco seasoning
7. 1/4 lb. butter
8. 20 corn tortillas
9. 2 lbs. mild Cheddar cheese
10. 2 lbs. Monterey Jack cheese
11. 1 can cream of celery soup
12. 1 c. milk

One 9 x 12 inch baking pan or 10 x 13 inch or equal. Brown hamburger. Drain grease. Add 2 through 6, simmer about 1 hour. While simmering, melt a small piece of butter in pan, fry tortillas, cut tortillas in 1/4's. Line pan with 10 tortillas on bottom only. Grate all cheese together and put in separate bowl. When hamburger mixture is done use 1/2 and spread evenly on bottom over tortillas. Use 1/2 cheese and sprinkle over meat. Repeat just as before starting with the last of the tortillas. Mix celery soup and 1 cup of milk just so most of the large lumps are gone. Pour or spread over top. Bake 45 minutes to 1 hour. Freezes well.

 

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