Shelly's Recipe

EL DORADO BEEF CASSEROLE

Category: Ground

1 lb ground beef
1 onion, diced
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp chili powder
2 (8 oz) cans tomato sauce
1 (7 oz) pitted ripe olives
1 cup cottage cheese and sour cream
1 (4 oz) can chopped chilies
1 lb Monterey jack cheese, shredded
1 pkg Nacho or Taco chips, slightly crushed

Fry first 4 ingredients until beef is browned and crumble. Add next 3 ingredients and simmer until thickened. In a separate bowl, combine next 3 ingredients. Line a 3-quart casserole with 1/3 of crushed chips, cover with meat mixture, then half the cottage cheese mixture and then half the cheese mixture. Repeat layering. Bake at 350, uncovered, for 45 minutes.