Layered Mexicasserole

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 1/2 cups frozen corn, thawed
• 3 cups salsa
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 cups low fat cottage cheese
• 2 cups low-fat sour cream
• 10 cups coarsley crushed tortilla chips, divided
• 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese, divided

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f
• 2 brown beef in large skillet with onion and green pepper; drain.
• 3 return to skillet and add corn and salsa and cumin and chili powder; mix well. cook until heated through, stirring occasionally. set aside.
• 4 mix cottage cheese and sour cream.
• 5 layer 5 cups of the chips, 1/2 of the meat mixture, 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture, and 1 1/2 cups cheddar cheese in a 13" x 9" casserole dish.
• 6 repeat layers of chips, meat mixture and cottage cheese mixture and finally remaining cheddar cheese.
• 7 cover lightly and bake 35-40 minutes.