Okay, so I've been asked by one or two people to post some of the easy gamer-friendly recipes I (and others) enjoy! I try to keep things simple for folks who aren't exactly graduates of the Betty Crocker School for the Gifted, and this one seems to be a favorite lately. It's a Taco Casserole and it can be pretty yummy.

What you need in your kitchen:
A large pan for sauteeing/simmering
Measuring cups/spoons
Knives
Cutting Board
A 2-inch deep casserole dish

Ingredients:
1 package ground chicken or turkey
1 packet taco seasoning (old el paso or mccormick are both good)
1 tomato
1 green pepper
1 onion
1 can kidney beans
1 can black beans
1-2 jalapenos
1 can olives
Sour Cream
Salsa
Fresh cilantro
Shredded cheddar cheese
Nachos

Directions:
-Preheat oven to 350
-In pan on medium heat prepare the chicken and taco seasoning as directed on seasoning packet. While chicken is cooking, chop the onion and jalapeno into small pieces. Toss them in and simmer them with the chicken.
-While chicken and spicy stuff cooks, chop tomato, green pepper and olives into pieces. Open and drain the cans of beans very well. Dice up the fresh cilantro.
-Remove chicken from stove top, pour into casserole dish.
-Add beans, mix and spread evenly.
-Layer tomato, green pepper, and olives over the top.
-Spread several large spoonfuls of salsa and sour cream evenly.
-Top with shredded cheese.
-Place dish uncovered in oven for about 20 minutes, till cheese is melted and all ingredients are warm all the way through.
-Serve with nachos and lemonade.

This is a really simple recipe that involves very little skill, just cut some stuff up, open some cans, and viola. The fun bit is you can add or subtract any ingredient, or replace it with something of your own. I often serve it with the sour cream on the side, or add that to the top after I cook it because cooking will alter the texture of the sour cream to something more resembling ricotta.

Anyhow, hopefully some of you will try it and let me know how it worked for ya, and what you did differently to it. Enjoy!