Crock Pot Nachos

This recipe came from HERE, I made a change or two. SUPER yummy and easy!

1lb. ground beef, browned

1/2 yellow onion chopped

1 can refried beans

1 can dark read kidney beans- undrained

2 Tbs. Tomato paste

1 pkg. taco seasoning

1/2 cup water

garlic powder (I did about a tsp.) Or a couple fresh garlic cloves minced on the meat while it and the onion cook would be good.

salt and pepper to taste.

Brown meat, add onion to cook with it. Put in crock pot. Add refried beans, kidney beans (undrained), water, taco seasoning, garlic powder, salt and pepper and mix well. Cook on low for 3 -4 hours.

Now you can use this to make nachos, add some lettuce, sour cream, olives, salsa con queso, tomatoes, whatever.

I decided to fry up some of the uncooked flour tortilla's I had and make a taco salad/flying saucer type meal. You can get the uncooked tortilla's in the refrigerator section at the store, usually by the pie dough. I cook mine on my stove top in my big boiling pot with some heated canola oil. It usually just takes a minute or two to cook each side.

I then took the cooked tortilla, added the meat mixture, some nacho cheese that I got from Fry's deli section, shredded lettuce, olives and for me that was just like I like it. It was a HUGE hit at our house. And the leftovers will be great in a pinch for a quick lunch or snack.

I was too hungry to stop and take a picture before I ate mine and Jeff attacked his before I could snap a pic of his put together either.

**ETA lately we have been eating this over tortilla chips super easy, cheap, and yummy! Also I almost never have tomato paste on hand and I am not buying it just to use a little in this so I will usually just squirt some ketchup in, but leaving it out won't change the taste really.