I made the taco casserole from the Bariatric Foodie blog in the link below. It was DELICIOUS!. I made myself a small bowl, and I broke up three tortillas chips to spread on the top to give it some crunch. My family enjoyed eating it with chips like nachos. I parceled out the left overs into small tupperware bowls and ate it the next two days. It keeps really well.

meat (whatever you use)

1 small zucchini, diced (I leave the skin on for extra fiber)

1 small yellow squash, diced (same deal)

1 small onion, diced

1 clove of garlic minced

1 envelope of taco seasoning mix

1 can black Beans (I used the spicy kind), drained and rinsed

1 can fat-free refried beans

1 can tomatoes and chiles (or canned diced tomatoes if you don't like the heat)

2 c. shredded Mexican blend cheese (you can do reduced fat or regular but NOT fat free!)

Optional toppings:

• Unflavored Greek yogurt

  
  

• Salsa

  
  

Directions:

1. In a sprayed pan, sautee veggies with garlic until they are softened. Drain any excess liquid and transfer to a bowl.

   
   

2. Brown ground meat, drain and then transfer to the same bowl and mix with canned beans and tomatoes and chiles.

   
   

3. Mix in taco seasoning thoroughly and then transfer mixture to a 13x9 casserole dish.

   
   

4. Evenly spread out fat free refried beans on top (this may be easier if you heat them in a microwave safe bowl for a minute or so.

   
   

5. Top with cheese and then bake in a 350 oven for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is oozy, melty and slightly browned.

   
   

Yum, this sounds good! I'll have to try it out. Also glad to find another WLS food blog!!

Holy cow yummy!

I'm making this tonight!!!

Yummy-thanks!!!

I made this tonight and it was great. I liked it and my family LOVED it.

This sounds good.

This looks great! Definitely going to have to try it!

Sounds great!

One of my New Years resolutions is to try more recipes - this sounds great. Heading to the store to buy ingredients now. Thanks Happy New Year to all!!!

One of my New Years resolutions is to try more recipes - this sounds great. Heading to the store to buy ingredients now. Thanks Happy New Year to all!!!

Also there is a great book called Weight Loss Surgery Cookbook fro Dummies. Great recipes in there. Make sure you get the COOKBOOK and not just the Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies book.

Thanks Sleeve Master for the advice on the cookbook - I will check it out.

I did make this recipe tonight and it was fantastic. My husband even ate it and he's pretty picky.

I used a 9x13 pan and cut into 12 portions but could only eat 1/2 portion and added 5 bite size tortilla

chips, light sour cream and salsa.

Great recipe!

I made the taco casserole from the Bariatric Foodie blog in the link below. It was DELICIOUS!. I made myself a small bowl' date=' and I broke up three tortillas chips to spread on the top to give it some crunch. My family enjoyed eating it with chips like nachos. I parceled out the left overs into small tupperware bowls and ate it the next two days. It keeps really well.

http://bariatricfoodie.blogspot.com/2010/09/taco-casserole.html

Ingredients:

[*]1 lb. lean ground meat (whatever you use)

[*]1 small zucchini, diced (I leave the skin on for extra fiber)

[*]1 small yellow squash, diced (same deal)

[*]1 small onion, diced

[*]1 clove of garlic minced

[*]1 envelope of taco seasoning mix

[*]1 can black Beans (I used the spicy kind), drained and rinsed

[*]1 can fat-free refried beans

[*]1 can tomatoes and chiles (or canned diced tomatoes if you don't like the heat)

[*]2 c. shredded Mexican blend cheese (you can do reduced fat or regular but NOT fat free!)

Optional toppings:

[*]Unflavored Greek yogurt

[*]Salsa

Directions:

[*]In a sprayed pan, sautee veggies with garlic until they are softened. Drain any excess liquid and transfer to a bowl.

[*]Brown ground meat, drain and then transfer to the same bowl and mix with canned beans and tomatoes and chiles.

[*]Mix in taco seasoning thoroughly and then transfer mixture to a 13x9 casserole dish.

[*]Evenly spread out fat free refried beans on top (this may be easier if you heat them in a microwave safe bowl for a minute or so.

[*]Top with cheese and then bake in a 350 oven for about 30 minutes or until the cheese is oozy, melty and slightly browned.

Ah. I can't wait to try it:-)