Beef Taco Frito Skillet

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 (10 3/4 ounce) can tomato soup
• 1/2 cup salsa (any heat)
• 1/2 cup water
• 4 cups fritos corn chips, slightly broken
• 1 cup cheese, mexican blend
• 1 (4 ounce) can green chilies
• 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook beef in a large skillet with onion till done.
• 2 drain well.
• 3 return meat to skillet and add everything except the cheese and fritos and heat till hot.
• 4 when meat mixture is hot again add the fritos.
• 5 when serving top each portion with cheese and your favorite taco toppings.
• 6 variation #1 creamy mexican style.
• 7 stir in 1/2 cup sour cream with the soup, omit the fritos and add torn flour tortillas.
• 8 variation #2 ranchero style.
• 9 omit the fritos and add torn corn tortillas or broken taco shells.
• 10 if you bake this; heat oven to 350.
• 11 bake for 20 minutes or till hot, shut oven off.
• 12 top with cheese and and place back in oven long enough for cheese to melt.