{"id":1978,"date":"2026-02-24T20:56:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:56:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1978"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:56:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T20:56:14","slug":"cheesy-salsa-beef-bake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/24\/cheesy-salsa-beef-bake\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Salsa Beef Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Cheesy Salsa Beef Bake<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1.5 pounds ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp onion powder<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 large green bell pepper, chopped<\/li>\n<li>2 large jars <strong>Tostitos Salsa<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>1 small jar <strong>Ragu Traditional Sauce<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 bag tortilla chips (or cooked pasta if preferred)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Instructions:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 350\u00b0F (175\u00b0C).<\/li>\n<li>In a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until browned. Drain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li>Add chopped onion and green pepper to the skillet. Cook for 5\u20137 minutes until softened.<\/li>\n<li>Stir in onion powder and garlic powder.<\/li>\n<li>Pour in both jars of Tostitos salsa and the small jar of Ragu sauce. Mix well and let simmer for 10 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>In a baking dish, spread a layer of tortilla chips (or cooked pasta).<\/li>\n<li>Pour the beef mixture evenly over the chips.<\/li>\n<li>Top with shredded cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Bake uncovered for 15\u201320 minutes, until cheese is melted and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li>Let rest for 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Optional Toppings:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sour cream<\/li>\n<li>Sliced jalape\u00f1os<\/li>\n<li>Chopped fresh cilantro<\/li>\n<li>Diced tomatoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This dish is perfect for family dinner, game night, or potluck<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cheesy Salsa Beef Bake Ingredients: 1.5 pounds ground beef 1\/2 tsp onion powder 1\/2 tsp garlic powder 1 medium onion,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1978","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1978"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1980,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1978\/revisions\/1980"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}