Beef And Bean Tortilla Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef or 1 1/2 lbs ground turkey
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 -3 teaspoons chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups salsa (i like mild pace picante)
• 6 -8 fajita-size flour tortillas
• 15 ounces red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 2 cups shredded mexican blend cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 spray 13x9 pan with nonstick spray, set aside.
• 3 brown beef or turkey in large skillet with onion until cooked through, drain if needed.
• 4 add chili powder, cumin and salt, and 1 cup salsa, stir and heat through.
• 5 in a medium bowl, mash drained and rinsed kidney beans coarsely. add 1 cup salsa and stir together.
• 6 in 9x13 pan, layer two tortillas on bottom and fill in sides with pieces of a third tortilla until the bottom of pan is completely covered.
• 7 layer all of the bean/salsa mixture over tortillas and sprinkle with 2/3 cups cheese.
• 8 repeat another layer of tortillas.
• 9 spread ground beef or turkey mixture evenly over tortillas.
• 10 sprinkle with 2/3 cup cheese.
• 11 layer last of tortillas and spread with 1/2 cup salsa.
• 12 sprinkle rest of cheese over.
• 13 cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes.
• 14 let sit for 10 minutes before cutting.
• 15 serve with sour cream on top, if desired.
• 16 enjoy!