Taco Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground chuck
1 pkg. chili or taco mix
1 can tomatoes
1 can chili beans (optional)
2 (5 oz.) pkg. Mahatma yellow rice
2 c. Cheddar cheese
1 bag tortilla chips
lettuce
diced tomato

Preparation

Brown beef and drain.
Mix meat, taco or chili mix and can of tomatoes.
Simmer while rice is cooking according to package directions.
Add beans to meat mixture last 5 minutes.
Place by layers in 9 x 13-inch pan.
Layer: rice, meat and cheese.
Bake for 25 minutes at 350\u00b0 or until cheese is bubbly.
Serve with chips, lettuce and tomato.