Title: Mexican Appetizer Platter
Categories: Appetizer
Yield: 16 Servings

1 lb Lean ground beef
1 lg Onion; chopped
Salt to taste
1 lb Refried beans
1 cn (4-oz) chopped chilies;
-drained
1 1/2 c Grated Monterey Jack cheese
1 1/2 c Grated mild Cheddar cheese
3/4 c Taco sauce
3 Green onions; chopped
1 cn (2.25-oz) sliced ripe
-olives; drained
1 md Avocado; mashed
1 c 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 , by the Little Rock (AR) Junior
League. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive,
http://www.erols.com/hosey.