Taco Lasagna
A Fantastic Weeknight Meal using ground beef, Mexican flavors & tortillas layered like a lasagna.
Equipment
- 9 x 13 baking dish
- large deep skillet
- spatula
- cutting board & sharp knife
- measuring spoons
Ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium yellow onion, diced
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 packets taco seasoning (or 6 TBS homemade taco seasoning)
- 14 oz can whole kernel corn, drained
- 2 (10oz) cans rotel tomatoes & diced green chilis
- 8 oz jar salsa (your favorite)
- 12 regular flour tortillas, cut in half
- 32 oz mexican flavored cheese, shredded
- 2 TBS fresh cilantro, chopped
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a large skillet over medium high heat, break up and brown ground beef until no longer pink. Add in diced onion and cook until softened. Drain excess grease from skillet.
- Stir in water, taco seasoning, corn, and rotel tomatoes. Let simmer for 5 minutes. Turn off heat.
- Pour salsa in bottom of baking dish and spread evenly to coat bottom and part way up the sides.
- Line baking dish with tortilla halves. (Place the flat edge of the tortillas along the inside of baking dish edge. 6 halves. The place 2 halves in the center. The whole bottom should be covered with the tortillas.)
- Ladle 1/3 of the meat mixture on top of the tortillas in baking dish and spread evenly. Sprinkle 1/3 of the shredded cheese.
- Repeat with a layer of tortillas, 1/2 of what's left of the meat mixture and 1/2 of the cheese.
- The final layer consists of tortillas, the remainder of meat mixture and rest of cheese.
- Bake uncovered in preheated oven for 20 minutes until cheese has melted and lasagna is heated through. Garnish with chopped cilantro or green onions.