Mexican Lasagna

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 10 -12 corn tortillas, fried for a few seconds to soften-drain well on paper towels
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese, drained
• 1 cup shredded monterey jack pepper cheese
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 2 cups shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh tomato
• 3 green onions, chopped
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, brown beef until cooked through; drain.
• 2 add seasonings and tomatoes and heat through.
• 3 cover bottom and sides of 13x9x2 baking dish with the some of the tortillas.
• 4 pour beef mixture over tortillas; place another layer of tortillas over meat mixture.
• 5 combine together the cottage cheese, monterey jack, and egg; pour over tortillas.
• 6 bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
• 7 remove from oven; sprinkle rows of cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and olives diagonally across center of casserole.