Taco Casserole

By: Jeannie Kuhn

Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
¼ c. taco seasoning
½ c. water
4 c. elbow macaroni
1 can corn, drained
1 can diced tomatoes (including liquid)
1 - 8 oz. can tomato sauce
1 - 6 oz. can tomato paste
1/3 c. barbecue sauce (your favorite)

Serve With:
Cheese, grated
Refried beans
Kidney beans, rinsed and drained
Black beans, rinsed and drained
Tortilla chips, crushed
Sour cream
Salsa
Cilantro
Olives

Directions:
Brown the ground beef then add the taco seasoning and water and cook it until the water has evaporated. Boil the elbow macaroni until it's tender (about 8-10 minutes) then drain it. Return the cooked macaroni to the pot and add the taco meat mixture, tomatoes, corn, tomato sauce, tomato paste. Mix together the cans of corn tomatoes, tomato sauce, tomato paste and barbecue sauce. Serve with any or all of the"Serve With" ingredients listed above.