Recipes from Mexico :: Mexican Pastas, Rice and Potato Dishes
Posted by artsycook at recipegoldmine.com May 7, 2001
This is the one I make all the time.
1 1/2 lb. (one and a half lbs. ) ground beef
1 1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1 Tbsp. chili powder
1/4 tsp. garlic powder
1/4 tsp. red pepper
1 tsp. salt (or to taste)
1 tsp. pepper (or to taste)
16 oz. tomatoes, chopped
2 c. cottage cheese
1 c. grated Monterey jack cheese with peppers
1 egg
10 to 12 corn tortillas
1/2 c. grated Cheddar cheese
Shredded lettuce
1/2 c. chopped tomato
3 green onions chopped
1/4 c. sliced black olives
Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
In a large skillet, brown ground beef. Add spices and 16 oz. chopped tomatoes; heat thoroughly.
Cover bottom of a 13 x 9-in. baking dish with half of the corn tortillas. Pour beef mixture over tortillas and place rest of tortillas over the beef layer. Set aside.
In a med. bowl, combine the cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and egg; pour over tortilla layer. Bake for 1/2 an hour.
Remove from oven and top in diagonal rows with Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, green onions and black olives. Serve hot.
