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Macaroni and Three Cheeseburger Enchilada Lasagna.
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 0 Minutes
Ready In: 30 Minutes
Servings: 6
Main Dish Meal Casserole from a fertile Imagination.
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons oil
1 lb ground chuck
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper
1/2 lb small pasta shells
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, chopped
1/2 lb velveeta cheese, small diced
1/4 lb american cheese, small diced. i use what used to be called government cheese', ie, the cheese that used to be given (and it ain't free no more)
1 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese
10 ounces old el paso green enchilada sauce
5 1/2 ounces hot v-8 vegetable juice
9 corn tortillas
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
3 cups milk
Directions:
1. cook Pasta until el dente in boiling salted water.
2. Add onion to oil in skillet, cook till translucent, add ground chuck, when halfway cooked, add garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt and ground pepper and finish browning, drain well.
3. Pour enchilada sauce and V-8 in skillet you cooked meat in( give the dishwasher a break).
4. in large pan, (maybe the one you cooked the pasta in, (see above), melt butter, when melted add flour and make roux. add milk, when thickened add Velveeta and American Cheeses and stir until completely melted, add to pasta and let it set for 10 minute to absorb flavors.
5. grease large casserole dish, and pour about 1/4 inch of enchilada sauce mixture in dish. dip tortilla shell in sauce and place in bottom of dish. put 3 shells in bottom. ladle 1/3 Pasta and cheese on top of shells. ladle 1/3 Meat mixture on top of pasta. continue until all ingredients are used. pour remaining sauce on top. sprinkle cheddar cheese on top. Bake in 350 oven for 30 minute or until cheese is golden brown and bubbly.
By RecipeOfHealth.com