Easy Mexican Supper Casserole

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) can tomatoes and green chilies
• 10 -12 flour tortillas
• 2 cups lettuce, shredded
• 1/2 cup tomato, chopped
• 1 medium sweet onion, chopped
• 1 (4 cup) bag mexican blend cheese, divided
• 1 egg
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 cups mexican blend shredded cheese
• 2 medium sweet onions, chopped
• 2 cups lettuce, shredded
• 16 ounces sour cream
• 8 ounces taco sauce

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet brown ground beef and onions.
• 2 drain thoroughly and put back in skillet.
• 3 add to beef mixture cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt, black pepper, and tomatoes with green chilis.
• 4 let simmer for 5 minutes.
• 5 in a 13x9 baking dish cover sides and bottoms with 1/2 of tortillas.
• 6 place 1/2 of beef mixture over tortillas.
• 7 place remaining tortillas over beef mixture.
• 8 place remining beef mixture over tortillas.
• 9 combine cottage cheese, 1 cup shredded cheese, and egg.
• 10 pour over meat mixture.
• 11 bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• 12 remove from oven.
• 13 layer lettuce, tomatoes, and 1 cup shredded cheese diagonally across casserole.
• 14 serve with your choice of garnishes.