Mexican Lasagna

17 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 12 lbs ground beef
  • 1 12 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 14 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 14 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
  • 12 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce
  • 12 cup chopped fresh tomato
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 14 cup sliced black olives

Directions

  1. 1
    In a large skillet, brown beef until cooked through; drain.
  2. 2
    Add seasonings and tomatoes and heat through.
  3. 3
    Cover bottom and sides of 13x9x2 baking dish with the some of the tortillas.
  4. 4
    Pour beef mixture over tortillas; place another layer of tortillas over meat mixture.
  5. 5
    Combine together the cottage cheese, Monterey Jack, and egg; pour over tortillas.
  6. 6
    Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.
  7. 7
    Remove from oven; sprinkle rows of cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and olives diagonally across center of casserole.

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