Quesadilla Casserole

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon crushed red peppers
• 1 pound ground beef (93%)
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 15-ounce can corn
• 1 4-ounce can chopped green chilies
• 6 whole wheat tortillas
• 2 cups Mexican Shredded Cheese or Cheddar.

Instructions

1. Brown meat and add the minced onion in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chilies; mix well.
2. Stir in all of the spices. Bring to boil.
3. Spread half cup of the meat mixture on bottom of 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish sprayed with no-stick cooking spray. Top with 2 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed. Layer with half of the remaining beef mixture and half of the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until heated through.

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Quesadilla Casserole

 

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Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

15 mins

Total time

30 mins

 

Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• ½ teaspoon oregano leaves
• ½ teaspoon crushed red peppers
• 1 pound ground beef (93%)
• ½ cup onion, chopped
• 1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
• 1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 15-ounce can corn
• 1 4-ounce can chopped green chilies
• 6 whole wheat tortillas
• 2 cups Mexican Shredded Cheese or Cheddar.

Instructions

1. Brown meat and add the minced onion in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chilies; mix well.
2. Stir in all of the spices. Bring to boil.
3. Spread half cup of the meat mixture on bottom of 13-by-9-by-2-inch baking dish sprayed with no-stick cooking spray. Top with 2 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed. Layer with half of the remaining beef mixture and half of the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.
4. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes or until heated through.

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