El Dorado Beef-Cheese Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 Tbsp. instant minced onion
1/2 tsp. garlic salt
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 c. sliced ripe olives
1 c. (1/2 pt.) dairy sour cream
1 c. small curd cottage cheese
3 to 4 canned chiles, seeded and chopped (you can use 2 or 3 depending on how hot you like it)
1 pkg. crisp tortilla chips (corn flavor)
2 c. (1/2 lb.) grated Monterey Jack cheese

Preparation

Place beef in cold skillet and brown. Add onion, garlic salt and tomato sauce. Combine sour cream and cottage cheese with green chilies. Crush tortilla chips in bottom of well-buttered 2 1/2-quart casserole. Add half the meat mixture; cover with half the sour cream mixture. Sprinkle with half the grated cheese. Repeat layers. Bake, uncovered, in 350\u00b0 oven for 30 to 35 minutes. Garnish with reserved tortilla chips.