Ingredients
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1 lb lean ground beef
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2 fresh minced garlic cloves or 2 garlic powder
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1 large onion, chopped
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salt or seasoning salt
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1 (14 ounce) can refried beans
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2 (4 ounce) cans green chilies, drained and chopped
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3/4 lb monterey jack cheese (or to taste) or 3/4 lb mild cheddar cheese, finey shredded (or to taste)
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1 1/4 cups sour cream
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3/4 cup black olives, sliced
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3/4 cup taco sauce (mild or spicy, I like the spicy!)
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1 large avocados or 1 (6 ounce) package frozen avocado dip
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tostados or tortilla chips
Instructions
- Lighty grease a shallow 3-quart oven-proof dish.
- In a frypan, brown the ground beef with onion and garlic (if using), crumbling with a fork into fine pieces; drain, season with salt (or seasoning salt if using).
- Spread the refried beans into the bottom of the dish.
- Top the green chilies over beans.
- Top with cooked beef over beans.
- Top with shredded cheese.
- Drizzle taco sauce over all.
- AT THIS POINT, you may cover and refrigerate to bake later.
- Bake at 400 degrees for about 20 minutes.
- Spread the mashed avocado over baked mixture.
- Then top with sour cream.
- Sprinkle/garnish with chopped green onions and olives.
- Serve with Tortilla chips.
- **NOTE** if preparing this in advance and refrigerating, you might want to bake it longer than 20 minutes.