Recipe - Mexican Appetizer Platter

1 pound Lean ground beef
1 lg Onion; chopped
Salt to taste
1 pound Refried beans
1 cn (4oz) chopped chilies;
drained
1 One half cup Grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 One half cup Grated mild Cheddar cheese
Three fourths cup Taco sauce
3 Green onions; chopped
1 cn (2.25oz) cut or sliced up ripe
olives; drained
1 md Avocado; mashed
1 cup Sour cream
Tortilla chips

Brown beef and onion. DRAIN THOROUGHLY. Season with salt. Spread refried
beans in a 10x15 ovenproof dish. Top with meat and onion mixture. Sprinkle
with chopped chilies, then cheeses. Drizzle taco sauce over all. Bake,
uncovered, at 400 degrees for 20 minutes. Garnish with green onions and
olives. Mound avocado in center. Top with sour cream. Tuck tortilla chips
around the outside edge of dish. Serve immediately.

First 5 layers, meat through taco sauce, can be prepared in advance and
chilled until cooking time.

ELLON COCKRILL (MRS. ROGERS)

ANN TRUEMPER

From Traditions: A Taste of the Good Life, by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.