Mexican Lasagna

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb turkey
• 1 large onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can pinto beans or 1 (15 ounce) can kidney beans or 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, rinsed & drained
• 1 large red bell peppers or 1 large green bell pepper, coarsely chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 8 ounces taco sauce or 8 ounces enchilada sauce, to your heat preference
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 12 corn tortillas, 6 inches
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 cook meat with onion and garlic until no longer pink; drain.
• 3 add beans, red or green pepper, tomato sauce, taco sauce, salt, cumin and oregano; simmer 10 minutes.
• 4 spoon 1 cup meat mixture evenly in bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish.
• 5 layer 6 tortillas over sauce; with 1 cup of the meat mixture and spread evenly.
• 6 sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.
• 7 cover with remaining tortillas and remaining meat mixture.
• 8 cover tightly with foil.
• 9 bake 20 minutes. uncover; top with remaining cheese.
• 10 continue baking 5 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. let stand 5 minutes.
• 11 can be served with chopped lettuce and chopped tomatoes for a nice garnish.