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Southwest Lasagna
 
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 50 Minutes
Servings: 1
This is what everyone always asks me to bring to the family reunion. Hope you like it too.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 (16 ounce) can chpd tomatoes, drained
10 -12 corn tortillas
2 cups small curd cottage cheese, well drained
1 cup grated monterey jack cheese
1 egg
1/2 cup grated chedddar cheese
2 cups shredded lettuce
1/2 cup finely chopped tomato
1/4 cup sliced black olives
3 green onions, chopped
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a large skillet brown ground beef and drain.
3. To meat, add cumin and next 6 ingredients; heat throughly.
4. Cover the bottom and the sides of a 9x13 inch greased baking dish with part of the tortillas.
5. Pour in beef mixture, and layer top with remaining tortillas.
6. In separate bowl, combine cottage cheese, Monterey Jack and egg; Pour over second tortilla layer.
7. Bake for 30 minutes.
8. Make a diagonal strip across the center of the casserole with the grated Cheddar cheese.
9. Working from the cheese to outer corners, make diagonal strips of lettuce, tomatoes, olives and end in corners with chopped green onions.
By RecipeOfHealth.com