Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef

2 15 oz cans jalapeño pinto beans

1 15 oz can black beans (drained)

1 package knorr spanish rice

1 10 oz can rotel diced tomatoes & green chiles

1 c mexican blend cheese or cheddar cheese

1-1/2 c gently crushed tortilla chips

Directions:

1. In large skillet, brown ground beef. Drain off fat. In separate small pan, make Spanish rice as per directions on package. Add Rotel tomatoes, Jalapeno Pinto beans and Black beans to ground beef. Stir. Add rice when it is finished cooking. Add 1/2 C cheese. Stir. Add tortilla chips and gently stir into mixture.

2. Spray 9x13 baking dish. Spoon mixture into dish and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Add more if you really like cheese. Garnish with minced sweet baby red, orange and yellow peppers and a few pickled jalapeño slices. Bake in oven at 350 until cheese melts.

Bon Appetit!