Description
This is a lot like a lasagna, only Mexican-style! Serve like a pie and garnish with sour cream, salsa, lettuce and tomato. Make sure you like spicy foods before trying this one. It’s hot!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1 (2 ounce) can black olives, sliced
- 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chili peppers
- 1 (10 ounce) can diced tomatoes with green chile peppers
- 1 (16 ounce) jar taco sauce
- 2 (16 ounce) cans refried beans
- 12 (8 inch) flour tortillas
- 9 ounces shredded Colby cheese
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a large skillet over medium heat
- saute the ground beef for 5 minutes. Add the onion and garlic
- and saute for 5 more minutes. Drain any excess fat
- if desired. Mix in the olives
- green chile peppers
- tomatoes with green chile peppers
- taco sauce and refried beans. Stir mixture thoroughly
- reduce heat to low
- and let simmer for 15 to 20 minutes.
- Spread a thin layer of the meat mixture in the bottom of a 4 quart casserole dish. Cover with a layer of tortillas followed by more meat mixture
- then a layer of cheese. Repeat tortilla
- meat
- cheese pattern until all the tortillas are used
- topping off with a layer of meat mixture and cheese.
- Bake for 20 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven
- or until cheese is slightly brown and bubbly.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins
Total Time: 1 hr
Servings: 16