Recipes from Mexico :: Mexican Main Dishes Meat
1 1/2 lb. (one and a half lbs. ) ground beef
1 (1 1/2 ounce) envelope powdered spaghetti sauce mix
1 tsp. salt
1 (1 lb.) can tomatoes, cut up
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
1/2 c. water
1 (4 ounce) can green chiles, diced
1 lb. ricotta cheese
2 eggs, lightly beaten
8 corn tortillas
1 lb. Monterey jack cheese, grated
Preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit.
Brown beef in a heavy skillet. Add spaghetti sauce mix, salt, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and green chiles. Blend thoroughly and simmer for 10 mins.
In a bowl, combine ricotta cheese with the eggs. In a flat 12 x 8-in. baking dish, place about 1 c. of the meat mixture. Place 2 tortillas over the meat, side by side, and spoon some of the ricotta mixture on top of each. Then layer more meat and sprinkle and distribute with grated cheese. Repeat until each of the 2 stacks has 4 tortillas, ending with grated cheese. Bake for 1/2 an hour.
Let stand for about 5 mins. before cutting into pie-shaped wedges.
