Enjoy this quick, easy and of course delicious Mexican “lasagna”. With spiced beef layered between soft tortillas, fresh peppers and cheese baked to bubbly perfection. Topped with a dollop of sour cream and green onions, you can’t go wrong.
Also, for an amazing vegetarian alternative in this recipe or ANY Mexican recipe, you can replace the ground beef with beans. (I personally like to use black beans!)
Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Bake Time: 10 Minutes
Servings: 4
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 ILB Ground Beef (** 1 Can of black beans drained and rinsed for vegetarian alternative)
- 12 Small flour tortillas
- 1 Cup Cheddar Or Tex Mex cheese *Shredded*
- 2 Sweet Bell Peppers (Green, Red or Orange)
- 1 Yellow Onion
- 1 TBSP All-Purpose Flour
- 1/2 Cup Sour Cream
- 1/2 Cup Salsa
- 1 TBSP Chili Powder
- 1 TBSP Cumin
- 4 TBSP water
- 1 TBSP Oil
- Green Onions
- Salt and Pepper
TOOLS NEEDED:
STEP ONE: PREP WORK
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees Fahrenheit
- Cut peppers into 1/4 inch pieces
- Slice green onions
- Chop yellow onion
- Cut tortillas into halves
STEP TWO: COOK THE FILLING
- Heat 1/2 tbsp of oil on med-high heat
- When the pan is heated, add beef, peppers, and yellow onions
- Cook for 5-7 minutes breaking up beef, until no longer pink
- Season with Salt and Pepper
- Strain beef (if desired) and return beef mixture to the same pan
- Add Salsa, 1 tbsp Chilli Powder, 1 tbsp cumin, 1 tbsp flour and 4 tbsp of water
- Cook mixture, stirring constantly until warmed – (You can add 2 tbsp of water if mixture is too thick)
STEP THREE: MAKE AND BAKE
- Lightly oil your baking dish
- Layer the halved tortillas on the bottom of the dish, with cut edges facing out
- Layer half of the beef mixture on top of tortillas and then spread 1/2 cup cheese on top
- Repeat the above steps again. (Tortilla, beef, cheese!)
- Bake on the middle oven rack for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly
- Serve and Enjoy!
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