If you're looking for a quick and easy recipe to prepare that is absolutely satisfying and delicious, this is it! Here's how to make taco lasagna with tortillas at home.
Total Time
45min
5.0
1 Rating
Author: Cooking with Tovia
Servings:
8
Ingredients
•
1.5
lb
Ground Beef
or Ground Turkey, Chicken or Pork
•
1
cup
Canned Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies
•
1 3/4
cups
Canned Diced Tomatoes
•
1
Tbsp
Ground Cumin
•
1
tsp
Paprika
•
1
tsp
Chili Powder
•
2
tsp
Salt
•
5 1/2
cups
Shredded Cheese
•
2
tsp
Ground Black Pepper
•
6
Large
Tortillas
, halved
•
1 1/2
cups
Refried Beans
•
1
Onion
, diced
•
1
Green Bell Pepper
, roughly chopped
•
to taste
Sour Cream
•
to taste
Scallions
, sliced
Cooking Instructions
1.
On a cast iron skillet on high heat add the Ground Beef (1.5 lb). Break apart with your spoon.
2.
Add in the Onion (1) and Green Bell Pepper (1). Keep cooking and stirring until ground beef is almost completely cooked. Season with Salt (2 tsp), Ground Black Pepper (2 tsp), Ground Cumin (1 Tbsp), Chili Powder (1 tsp) and Paprika (1 tsp). Keep stirring on high heat.
3.
Add the Canned Diced Tomatoes with Green Chilies (1 cup) and Canned Diced Tomatoes (1 3/4 cups). Continue to cook for 1 to 2 minutes and then remove from the heat.
4.
Spoon some of the ground beef mixture over the bottom of a glass baking tray. Add the Tortillas (6) and layer it on top of the mixture. Spread the Refried Beans (1 1/2 cups) over the tortilla followed by another layer of ground beef mixture and some of the Shredded Cheese (4 cups). Continue to layer the tortillas, ground beef, cheese, tortillas, ground beef and cheese.
5.
Preheat the oven at 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
6.
Bake the lasagna for 35 to 40 minutes until nice and golden.
7.
Remove from oven and sprinkle another layer of Shredded Cheese (1 1/2 cups) and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes to melt the cheese.
8.
Garnish with Sour Cream (to taste) and Scallions (to taste) on top. Slice, serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Per Serving
CALORIES
537
FAT
31.9 g
PROTEIN
38.5 g
CARBS
25.0 g
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