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Easy Cheesy Mexican Bake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 lb. ground beef (or lean ground beef)
1 packet taco seasoning
1 jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL HOME ORIGINALS thick n' chunky salsa
1 cup whole kernel corn
2 large rolls croissants
1 packet KRAFT Shredded Mexican Style Cheese
Chili powder to spice things up (if desired)

Directions:
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 400 F; spray 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray
- Brown ground beef in skillet; drain
- Add entire jar of salsa, corn (and chili powder if desired) to cooked beef
- Heat through; set aside
- Use rolling pin or hands to flatten each of the 2 croissant rolls to the size and shape of baking dish (you can do this on the counter with a little flour, on wax paper or right in the baking dish)
- Place one flattened croissant into bottom of sprayed baking dish
- Sprinkle a handful of cheese onto croissant
- Spread meat mixture evenly onto croissant in baking dish
- Sprinkle as much cheese as desired onto meat mixture
- Carefully place the remaining flattened croissant on top of meat mixture
- Bake for approx 45 min. or until top croissant light golden brown
- With 5-10 minutes of baking time remaining -sprinkle a couple of handfuls of cheese on top.
- Serve with sour cream and/or salsa

Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
20
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 hr. 10 min.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
You could also make this same recipe substituting the beef for lean beef or chicken
Baking time may vary for aluminum or glass baking dish - glass suggested.

 

 

 

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