Mexican Goulash

Here is an easy Swedish Chef casserole sure to please your family... especially if you like Mexican cuisine.  This is a perfect dish for summer and is easy to prepare.  It requires very few ingredients and I think your family will really like this one.


Ingredients:
7.25 oz. Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner
1 lb. lean ground beef
½ c. diced celery
¼ c. chopped green pepper OR 2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and minced
¼ c. chopped onion
15.25 oz. can whole kernel corn (reserve ½ c. liquid from can)
6 oz. tomato paste
1 c. crushed tortilla chips
1 c. shredded cheddar cheese
*sour cream

 

Prepare macaroni and cheese dinner as directed on the box.

Mince onions and peppers.

Brown meat, celery, onion, and peppers; cook until tender.

Stir in drained corn, tomato paste, corn liquid, and salt and pepper, to taste.  Simmer for five minutes.

In a large bowl, combine prepared macaroni and cheese and the hamburger mixture; stir to combine.

Coat a 9x13 baking dish with non-stick spray.  Add macaroni and cheese mixture.  Allow to cool.

Just before baking, add a layer of cheese over the top of the casserole.  Sprinkle with crushed tortilla chips.

Preheat oven to 350º.  Bake for 30 minutes.

*Serve with sour cream, if desired.

NOTE: This can be prepared ahead and frozen.  If baking after having been frozen, bake at 350º for 45 minutes.