Ingredients
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10 ounces linguine or 10 ounces fettuccine, broken
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2 lbs ground beef or 2 lbs ground turkey
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1 1/2 cups water
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2 (11 ounce) cans corn mixed with chopped peppers, drained
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1 cup favorite salsa
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2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans diced green chili peppers, drained
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4 cups lettuce, shredded
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1 medium tomatoes, chopped
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2 large onions, chopped
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1 1/2 cups colby-monterey jack cheese or 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese, shredded
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1 (1 1/4 ounce) envelope taco seasoning mix
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to pkg directions, drain.
- Meanwhile, cook ground meat and onion until meat is brown, in a dutch oven.
- Drain off fat.
- Stir in water and taco seasoning mix.
- Bring to boiling and reduce heat.
- Simmer, uncovered for 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in cooked pasta, corn, 1 cup of the shredded cheese, salsa and chili peppers Divide mix evenly between 2 lightly greased 2 qt casseroles.
- Package up, lable and freeze up to 3 months.
- To serve remaining casserole, cover and bake in a 350F oven for 20-25 minutes or until heated through.
- Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
- Top with lettuce and chopped tomato.
- If desired, pass broken tortilla chips and dairy sour cream as additional toppings.
- To serve the 2nd casserole, thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
- Bake, covered in a 375F oven for 1 hour or until heated through, stirring once about halfway through baking time.
- Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
- Serve with 4 cups shredded lettuce and 1 medum tomato, chopped.