Chalupas

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 1/2 cups tomato soup
• 1 1/2 cups light cream
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 12 corn tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups american cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 sautehalf of the onion in butter until soft, add gound beef and cook until brown.
• 2 add the flour and chili powder, cook for 5 min longer.
• 3 add 1 c water.
• 4 cover.
• 5 simmer until thick.
• 6 combine soup, cream, remaining onion, and salt.
• 7 cut tortillas in strips.
• 8 place layers of tortilla chips, beef mixture, and cheese in a buttered shallow baking dish
• 9 repeat until casserole is filled, ending with cheese.
• 10 bake at 325* until browned lightly and bubbly, about 10-15 min.