Ingredients:
2 – 26.5 oz pasta sauce
2 – 16 oz salsa
2 – 14.5 oz rotini
2 – 1.25 oz taco mix
2 – 8 oz cheddar cheese
2 tsp chili Powder
2 lbs ground beef
4 cups onion
Directions:
Serving suggestions: salad and apple sauce
Makes: (5) 8 inch cake pans
To Freeze:
Transfer to an oven safe dish, cover and place in freezer.
Serve from Freezer:
Thaw in refrigerator 24 hours or at room temperature for several hours. Bake at 350° for 60 minutes or until heated through.
Here is a recipe I wiped together one night with some FREE ingredients I had laying around the house. This recipe was one of my husbands (and his co-workers) favorites!
Estimation of Expenses:
2 – 26.5 oz pasta sauce (FREE @ Meijer)
2 – 16 oz salsa (FREE @ Meijer)
2 – 14.5 oz rotini (FREE @ Meijer)
2 – 1.25 oz taco mix (FREE @ Meijer)
2 – 8 oz cheddar cheese ($1.34 or $0.67 each @ Meijer)
2 tsp chili Powder ($0.05 or $0.99 full container @ Aldi) *I have no idea what the real breakdown of cost is on this but I am being cautious with the estimation of $0.05!
2 lbs ground beef ($3.36 or $1.68 lb @ Community Markets)
4 cups onion ($0.23 or $0.67 for 3 lb @ Ray’s) *frozen onions
Total Expenses: $4.98 for 5 meals!
I shared this recipe on Make Ahead Meals for Busy Moms, & Moms Crazying Cooking.
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We just love Mexican Food and your recipe for Mexican Bake looks delicious. Thanks for sharing and hope you are having a great day!
love this! it looks amazing!
Yummy! Found you over at Melt in your Mouth Monday! Love this recipe.
This looks like a fun casserole!! Thanks for sharing it at Melt in Your Mouth Monday!