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I have to share this Taco Bake recipe. My family LOVES this stuff! The recipe will make one 9 x 13 in. pan. We love casseroles in this house. Not only are they pretty easy and quick to whip up but it’s a great way to use up our left-overs. If you have left-over Taco’s in your fridge, this recipe will be your best friend! If you don’t have left-over taco’s, you can still make this from scratch in about 30 minutes.
Here is what you will need:
1. 1 lb of Burger
2. Taco Seasoning
3. Salsa (I used mild for the kids, use what ever your family likes best)
4. 1 roll of Crescent Rolls
5. 1 Bag of cheese. I just used up the left over bag of cheese I had.. the amount of cheese depends on your taste buds đ
6. 1 can of refried beans
7. 3-4 cups of Nacho Cheese Doritos. (Again the amount depends on your liking, but you will need enough to layer the top)
1. Start by browning your burger in a skillet. While burger is cooking, warm up the refried beans in a small sauce pan on low.
2. While those are both cooking you can crush up your Doritos. Open the bag.. Eat 1 or 2.. or 10 lol.. then grab a small bowl and a cup to smash them up, Like this:
Crush them up into crumb size pieces.
3. Preheat oven to 400. Drain the burger and place back into skillet. Sprinkle about half the bag of taco seasoning over top of the burger. Then spoon the salsa on top of seasoning. Try to drain the salsa so it is not runny just chunky. You will be putting this mixture on top of the crescent rolls and you do not want them soggy. Mix this all together and turn the heat back on low and simmer this for about 7 minutes.. Basically until its a thick mixture almost like sloppy joes.. Like this:
4. Once the beans and burger are done turn them off and start lining your 9 x 13 in. pan with the crescent rolls. Unroll the crescents together by sticking it to the side of the pan. Continue to unroll the crescents together to the other side of the pan. Press any gaps together with your fingers. Your pan should now look like this:
5. Now scoop your burger mixture on top of this making it a flat layer like you would with lasagna.
6. Do the same with your refried beans. Sprinkle a layer of cheese on top of the beans. Like this:
7. Now add the crushed Doritos to the top and sprinkle some more cheese over the Doritos. It should look like this now:
8. Now pop the pan in the oven for 10-13 minutes or until the crescent starts turning a golden brown color and the cheese is melted.
9. Pull it out.. wait about 5-10 minutes to cool..then dig in!!
Yummmmmmm!
10 Housekeeping Tips and Tricks from a real Housekeeper!
I donât know about you but I just love a clean and organized house⊠probably because Iâm a professional Housekeeper lol. In my years of experience, I have developed some great Housekeeping routines and tricks that work in my home. It also helps me clean other peopleâs homes more efficiently. I wanted to share some of these tips and tricks for all the busy moms and dads out there who are trying to juggle housework, kids, school, after school activities, work, and everything else along the way! I hope some of these tips help save you precious time that you could be spending with your family.
1. Clean room-to-room. This is the most important tip. Do not start in one room and stop and move into another room before finishing the first. This WILL drive you crazy!! And it isnât always easy to remember what youâve already done in each room either. Focusing on one room at a time from start to finish is always best. The one exception to this is vacuuming, and/or mopping. I usually save this for the very last thing I do and I vacuum all the rooms together then mop the hard surfaces.
2. How to clean a room. Always start with the dusting and go from top to bottom dusting the ceilings, then the wall dĂ©cor, then furniture, then baseboards. Once you finish dusting, wipe and disinfect every surface in that room. (Donât forget wiping/disinfecting your walls, door knobs, and light switches) Again, I like to save my vacuuming until the very end. Once you have all of the rooms done on one floor, vacuum and mop that floor. Move on to the next floor.
3. Sort your mail when you get it. This may not seem very important but it really is! Look around your house right now⊠Do you have piles of unopened mail sitting around?? Sorting your mail when you get it out of the mailbox and tossing the junk mail really helps eliminate those piles! If you donât have the 2 minutes it takes to sort it daily, then at least sort through the piles and toss the junk weekly. Keep a file folder for all of your important mail and keep it close to your trash basket (I have mine on the wall in my utility room) this makes sorting your mail daily easier.
4. Keep a laundry basket in every room. I have 2 laundry baskets in my laundry room, and one in all 3 bedrooms, and a small one in my bathroom. This helps keep the pile of clothes off of your floors and it makes your rooms look tidy. Before bed each night I usually round up all the laundry in each basket and put it by the washing machine for the morning.
5. Do your dishes after you finish eating each meal. If you have a dishwasher, this will be a lot easier! I hate hate hate dirty dishes piled up in my sink! After every meal, I rinse all of the dishes and load my dishwasher. Even when we didnât have a dishwasher, I would at least start soaking my dishes right after dinner and wash them before I went to bed for the night. Once the dishes are taken care of, wipe your counters down. Take the 5-10 minutes to do this after every meal and your kitchen wont turn into a daunting disaster!
6. Label your kids toy bins. I have a few 3 drawer dressers and a bookshelf filled with different baskets and closable bins that my kids use to store their toys. I label each basket/bin with things like âbaby doll clothesâ or âcoloring booksâ or âmarkers and crayonsâ so my kids know where their toys belong. I canât say they ALWAYS put them in the right spots but it does really help! Once or twice a month I go in their drawers and bins and reorganize things that they put in the wrong spots. This also helps lessen the âMOM, Whereâs myâŠ..â questions!
7. Make a deep cleaning schedule. Setting up a deep cleaning routine for your household to fit your needs is great! I like to do mine based on the days of the week. Mondays I deep clean the bathroom. Tuesdays I deep clean the kitchen. Wednesdays I deep clean the laundry/utility room. You get the idea. Even if that is the only cleaning task you complete that day⊠at least you have a really clean part of your house for the day!
8. Pick a block of uninterrupted time to clean your house. I like to clean my house when I have a good hour or two block of time that I know I can clean uninterrupted. Such as nap time, when the kids are in school, ect. It is much easier to clean your home and stay focused when you donât have constant interruptions.
9. Save cleaning your bathroom and/or kitchen for last. It is much easier to focus on the daunting task of cleaning a bathroom or kitchen when the rest of your house is already clean. If you have the entire house cleaned already⊠will the half hour on the kitchen or bathroom really seem so bad?? If the answer is yes⊠it still seems really bad⊠then just push through it and know in the end that the rest of the house is already clean so you can relax! đ
10. Spend 20 minutes every night before you go to bed picking up. Whether itâs cleaning up the kitchen, the play room, or the living room⊠Spending 20 minutes before going to bed each night cleaning, will jump start your mornings! I know I personally love waking up to a semi-clean house! You can then spend the next morning on tasks you didnât finish the night before.
If you use all of these tips and tricks combined you will have a well running clean household! I hope you like these tips and tricks! If you have any questions just ask me! đ
The Ultimate WAH Mom 