Gluten-Free Dinner Recipe: Cheesy Salsa Beef Bake

If you want to grab the recipe and run, here it is:

If you have extra time to kill, I go through each step with a few more details below.

1. Cover a cookie sheet with non-stick foil and put it aside.

2. Cook the ground beef in crumbles, if not already cooked. If you would rather use shredded chicken, that works very well in this dish too.

3. Slice the peppers in half semi-circles.

 4. Slice the onion the same size.

5. Sauté the onion and pepper in the oil. Either olive oil or refined coconut oil works; I had bacon fat on hand, so I used that. Also, tip to quicken the cleanup afterward: if you just cooked the beef, you can use the same pan to sauté the vegetables. Only one pan to clean instead of two!

6. Spoon the onion and pepper onto the prepared cookie sheet. Sprinkle the beef (or chicken, or whatever meat you want to use) on top. You can also add beans on top of the beef if you like. Spread the salsa over it all. You may or may not end up using the whole jar; I often do, but I admit I like to use quite a lot.

 7. Top with the cheese. I usually use American, but mozzarella, cheddar, pepperjack or any other mild cheese should work well too. (A stronger cheese likely would too, but I’ve never tried it.) This dish is extremely versatile. If you want to swap out an ingredient, by all means go for it. It’ll probably work.

 8. Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until the cheese is just starting to turn golden.

 9. Enjoy! You can have it by itself or with a starch of some kind (it goes fabulously with rice).

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