Mexican Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chilies
• 10 -12 flour tortillas (original calls for corn tortillas)
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese, drained
• 1 cup grated colby-monterey jack cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup grated cheddar cheese or 1/2 cup colby-monterey jack cheese
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped tomato (i like roma's)
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef; drain thoroughly.
• 2 add cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, red pepper, salt, pepper and tomatoes with green chilies heat through.
• 3 spray 9 x 13x 2-inch baking dish and place tortillas around sides and bottom.
• 4 (keep tortillas from sticking up to much over the sides-during baking they'll get tough.) pour beef mixture over tortillas; place a layer of tortillas over meat mixture and set aside.
• 5 combine cottage cheese, monterey jack/colby and egg; pour over tortillas.
• 6 bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven; sprinkle rows of cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and olives diagonally across center of casserole.
• 8 (center is cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and black olives on each side.) serve with sour cream and salsa of your choice.