Description

Try this delicious, easy Mexican casserole for your Cinco de Mayo celebration. You can have it from the kitchen to the dining table in under and hour.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. lean ground beef, cooked, grease drained off, then crumbled
• 1/4 c. water
• 8 flour tortillas
• 1 can refried beans
• 16 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature
• 1 cup salsa, your favorite
• 2 c. shredded pepper jack cheese
• 2 c. shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 can Rotel tomatoes with chiles
• 1 pkg. taco seasoning, your favorite

Steps

1. Cook, drain grease, and then crumble ground beef. Add taco seasoning, 1/4 c. water, and can of Rotel tomatoes to the ground beef with the liquid from the tomatoes. Cook until liquid has mostly boiled down. Remove ground beef from heat; set aside.
2. In a medium mixing bowl, add cream cheese; beat with a mixer until completely smooth. When cream cheese is smooth, add the salsa; mix until combined.
3. In a medium saucepan, heat refried beans; add 1/2 cup cream cheese mixture to it. Stir refried beans and heat until thoroughly mixed with cream cheese. Remove beans from heat and set aside.