Taco Bake

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This is, quite possibly, the least healthy recipe I will ever put up on this website. In general, I like the food you make to be good and good for you. But sometimes you just need something greasy, heavy, disgusting and delicious. This is the recipe for you!

Recipe:

1 lb. ground beef
2 cans of crescent rolls
4 oz (about half a tub or three spoonfuls) sour cream
1 packet of taco seasoning
1 - 15oz can tomato sauce
2 cups shredded cheese
2 cups crushed tortilla chips
salt & pepper

In medium skillet, brown beef with salt and pepper to taste.

While browning the meat, press the crescent roll dough into the bottom of a cassarole dish. Cover in a layer of crushed tortilla chips, about 1 cup.

Once the meat is browned, add the tomato sauce and taco seasoning. Simmer about five minutes or until thickened. Pour into casserole dish. Smooth sour cream over that. Cover in cheese, then top with the rest of the tortilla chips.

Bake at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until crescent rolls are brown along the edge.
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Execution:

It's so good. Oh man, I'm just thinking about how delicious this was.

Ingredients:

First thing's first - brown the meat. Throw some salt and pepper in there for good measure.

While the meat is cooking, grease a glass casserole dish and line it with the crescent roll dough. Just mush it against the sides and bottom, it's doesn't have to be particularly pretty.

Crush up a few handfuls of tortilla chips in the bottom. This is a great use for old stale chips.

Once the meat is all cooked, you should put a spoonful or two on a paper plate and reward the pets for being awesome...

...and then add the tomato sauce and taco seasoning to the rest. Simmer for about five minutes or until the sauce thickens up a bit.

Once that's all done, pour it into the casserole dish and spread it out flat.

Then comes the layer of sour cream...

Then the layer of shredded cheese and tortilla chips...

Stick that bad boy in the oven at 350 degrees, and a few minutes later you've got something amazing. It's freakin' fantastic. Mmmmm.

Again, this ain't exactly the healthiest thing in the world, but if you like tacos you'll love this. You can also add chopped tomatoes or onions or whatever before the cheese and chip layer. Yum!

Special thanks to my mom for letting me turn her nummy dinner into a blog post. Love you Kate!

UPDATE!
I've been told by a friend who made this and doesn't have an insanely hot oven like my mum that the dough takes closer to 25 minutes to brown in normal ovens. That's fine, just cook it 'til the dough gets crispy and yummy. Enjoy!