El Dorado Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 oz.) pkg. deli style tortilla chips
1 lb. ground beef
1/2 c. chopped onion
1/8 tsp. garlic powder
2 (8 oz.) cans tomato sauce
1 pt. sour cream or yogurt
1 pt. cottage cheese (may use low-fat)
1 c. diced chilies to taste
1 Tbsp. oil
1 pkg. grated Monterey Jack cheese

Preparation

Brown ground beef, onion and garlic powder in oil.
Add tomato sauce and simmer 10 minutes.
Mix sour cream, cottage cheese and chilies.
Line a greased casserole dish (9 x 13-inch) with chips. Add in layers of 1/2 meat mixture, 1/2 the cream mixture and 1/2 of cheese.
Repeat layers of meat, sour cream and Monterey cheese. I reserve some crushed chips to sprinkle over top.
This gives a crunchy top.
Some prefer the plain, cheesy top.
Bon appetit.