Main dishes

VELVEETA Nacho Bake

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This recipe takes a box of VELVEETA Shells & Cheese Dinner and beefs it up with salsa, sour cream, ground beef and crunchy tortilla chips.

time

prep:

15 min

total:

35 min

servings

total:

6 servings

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What You Need

pkg. (12 oz.) VELVEETA Shells & Cheese Dinner

lb. ground beef

pkg. (1-1/4 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Taco Seasoning Mix

3/4

cup BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN Sour Cream

3/4

cup KRAFT Shredded Cheddar Cheese, divided

3/4

cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa

1/2

cup coarsely crushed tortilla chips

Make It

HEAT oven to 400°F. Prepare Dinner as directed on package. While Macaroni is cooking, cook meat with taco seasoning as directed on package.

STIR sour cream into prepared Dinner. Spoon 1/2 of Dinner mixture into 8-inch square baking dish; top with layers of meat mixture, 1/2 of Cheddar and remaining Dinner mixture. Cover.

BAKE 15 min.; top with salsa, remaining Cheddar and crushed chips. Bake, uncovered, 5 min.

TACO BELL® and HOME ORIGINALS® are trademarks owned and licensed by Taco Bell Corp.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Healthy Living

Save 90 calories and 12 grams of fat per serving by preparing with VELVEETA Shells & Cheese Dinner Made With 2% Milk, extra lean ground beef, BREAKSTONE'S Reduced Fat or KNUDSEN Light Sour Cream and KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese.

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KauaiCaliGirl

posted:3/19/2013

I swapped the ground beef with chicken, added a can of (drained) Mexicorn, and it is now a family favorite!

Gatorladyv

posted:2/25/2013

My family really enjoyed this dish. I added a can of whole kernel corn to meat mixture. I also used 2 cups of wheat shells with 4 ozs. of Velveeta Mexican Cheese instead of the box combination. It was very delicious. I certainly will try it again with more chips layered in the middle layer and then top.

HappyMommaof3

posted:9/25/2012

My family and I absolutly love this!

PharmerNessa

posted:11/20/2011

This recipe is incredibly easy & extremely delicious! I'm so glad I found this recipe - should definitely be one of the top 10 recipes! Although the total time listed on the recipe (35min) is misleading bc between boiling the water and scrambling the hamburger it takes me at least an hour to make this, but it is completely worth it and my husband loves it. I've already made it 2 weeks in a row and plan to keep it handy to make in the future since it would also make a great recipe for a potluck or holiday (its always hard to find something that isn't a dessert for those things).

jessicatownsend2

posted:10/23/2011

This was sooo easy and everyone enjoyed it! I took it to a family birthday party (potluck style), I added more chips and more cheese to taste. Amazingly good!!!!!

quinnbee01

posted:10/5/2011

This is one of the best recipes ever! I used to make it all the time when it was on the back of the VELVEETA box. Do want you want, add onions to the hamburger, put black olives on the top, etc... you CAN'T go wrong. DELICIOUS!!!!!!

SarahE.

posted:5/3/2011

This recipe is a family favorite. It makes quite a bit and we always have leftovers. It can be a tad bit on the spicy side for sensitive palates, but a bit of sour cream fixes that!

deetee75

posted:1/18/2011

Delicious. Make it healthier by using light sour cream, eliminate taco seasoning, which is very salty and using chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, pepper and nutmeg and sprinke fresh cilantro on just before serving. Chips stay crunchy if you put them on each serving, also. Next I'm going to add black beans.

a cook

posted:11/12/2010

Yummy!

ilovemybrandonbear

posted:7/12/2010

This is my husband's favorite meal! We love mexican food and cheese so the combination offered in this recipe is amazing! I make it probably twice a month!