Mexican Lasagne

Recipe Rating:	1 Rating5
Category:	Beef
Keywords:	Entree, spicy
Serves:	6
Prep Time:	25 Min
Cook Time:	45 Min

Ingredients

1 lb	lean ground beef or turkey
2 c	cheddar cheese
1/2 c	frozen pepper mix
1/2 c	pico de galo mix (found in produce dept)
1/8 tsp	cumin
1/8 tsp	red pepper
1/4 tsp	parsley
1/4 tsp	salt
dash(es)	black pepper
2 Tbsp	cooking wine or whatever you have on hand
2 can(s)	mexican tomato sauce mild. el pato brand
1 pkg	large or medium sized flour burrito.
2 Tbsp	olive oil
1 pt	sour cream
1 can(s)	sliced black olives

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Kim Miller

Well Seasoned

maui, HI

canadiancook

Member Since May 2011

Kim's Notes:

I really enjoy flavorful dishes, and this one is spot on. The tortillas and the sauce and cheese meld together like a lasagne does. I use El Pato Tomato Sauce - which I discovered at Save-alot, in the spanish aisle. They come in 7 oz cans. I hope you enjoy this as much as my family does.

Directions

In a large saucepan, add 2 tbsp of olive oil, and heat, add the pico de galo and saute. When the onions are becoming a bit translucent, add the ground beef.

Next while the beef mixture is sauteeing, add the cumin, red pepper, parsley, salt and pepper.

On an oblong baking pan (11 x 14) add a couple dashs of olive oil, and add about 1/4 of one of the can's of tomato sauce, and add to the bottom of the pan, and try to spread out the sauce a little.

Add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of beef mixture into the tortilla. Add more to the edge, so you can roll up the tortilla easily. I put my large burrito's horizontally, and then with the extra space, I did one vertically, and then cut the end of the burrito so it fit nicely in the pan.

Using almost all the remaining tomato sauce - cover the tortillas. (save some of the sauce for leftovers) Cover the tortillas with the cheddar cheese.

To save time, in the same pan you cooked the ground beef in, saute the frozen pepper mixture and add the wine and saute for a few minutes.

Add the saute pepper mixture on to the tortillas. I added the peppers to the center of the pan to make it look nice, but you can spread it over the entire pan if you prefer

Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
Serve with a dollop of sour cream and sliced black olives.