Recipe: Beef Nacho Casserole

Beef  Nacho CasseroleThis south-of-the-border casserole combines refrigerated pizza dough, beef mixture, and taco-cheese blend into a sensational one-dish meal.
Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons

  
  

  olive oil
• 1/2  pound

  
  

  pre-sliced sweet peppers (about 1/2-inch-wide strips)

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• 1  pound

  
  

  lean ground beef

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• 1/2  teaspoon

  
  

  garlic salt
• 2  tubes (10 ounces each)

  
  

  refrigerated pizza dough
• 1  jar (16 ounces)

  
  

  medium-hot salsa

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• 3  cups

  
  

  shredded taco-cheese blend
• 1  can (2.2 ounces)

  
  

  sliced black olives, drained (about 1/4 cup)
• 3  large

  
  

  scallions, trimmed and sliced

DIrections

1.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Coat 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.

2.

In large skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add peppers, ground beef and garlic salt; cook, stirring to break up clumps of beef, until the peppers are soft and beef is no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain off any excess fat from skillet.

3.

Remove pizza dough from tubes. Cut the dough crosswise into 1/2-inch-wide slices, then cut each slice into quarters.

4.

In large bowl, toss together dough pieces and salsa. Add cooked meat mixture, 2 cups of the taco-cheese blend and olives. Scrape mixture into baking dish. Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup taco-cheese blend over the top.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes. Sprinkle scallions evenly over the top. Bake an additional 5 minutes.