Mexican: Mexican Lasagne

By JoFClark

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 t ground cumin
• 1 T chili powder
• 1/4 t garlic powder
• 1/4 t red pepper
• 1 t salt or to taste 1 t black pepper or to taste
• 1 can (16 ozs) tomatoes
• 10-12 corn tortillas
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese, drained
• 1 cup grated Monterey Jack cheese with peppers
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped tomatoes
• 3 green onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Details

Servings 6

Preparation

Step 1

Brown beef, drain throughly. Add cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, red pepper, salt, pepper and tomatoes; heat through. Cover bottom and sides of a 13X9" baking dish with tortillas. Pour beef mixture over tortillas; place a layer of tortillas over meat mixture and set aside. Combine cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and egg; pour over tortillas. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle rows of cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and olives diagonally across center of casserole.