Mexican "lasagna"

Submitted by Meredith .F

"I originally found this recipe on the conatiner of Knudsen's Cottage Cheese & have been making it for years. My husband really likes it & he normally doesn't like cottage cheese. This is the original recipe, but I sometimes substitute ground turkey, lowfat cottage cheese & whole wheat tortillas....depending on the diet frame of mind:)!"

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 6-8

ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 1⁄2 cup chopped green pepper
• 2 1⁄2 cups chunky salsa
• 1 (11 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 12 corn tortillas, divided
• 1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 (2 1/4 ounce) can sliced olives, drained

directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Brown meat in skillet;drain. Return meat to skillet.
3. Add onions & peppers; cook until crisp-tender, stirring occasionally.
4. Add salsa, corn & seasonings; mix well.
5. In a 9x13 baking pan, layer 1/3 of the meat mixture, 1/2 of the tortillas & 1/2 of the cottage cheese. Repeat layers, ending with remaining meat sauce.
6. Sprinkle top with cheddar cheese & olives.
7. Bake 30 minutes or until heated through.

Reviews

[GaylaV]

Six thumbs up at our house! It is very flavourful and the tortillas (I used flour tortilla) puffed up so nicely and were very tender. I used medium salsa which worked fine for us but if you like hot this would be a bit tame. I added in a can of black beans as another reviewer suggested and glad that I did. I also used closer to 2 cups of sharp cheddar and I don't think it was too much. Just a few minor adjustments and it was great. I will def. be making this again. Thanks for sharing your recipe.

 

[LizP5885]

This was GREAT Super tasty! My entire family loved it. You say it serves 6, but I say it easily serves 8 hearty appetites and 10 smaller ones. My husband, 2 kids and I finished a bit less than half and my husband and I had seconds. I used fat free cottage cheese and lowfat cheddar and there was no difference from what a full fat version would be. I think a great addition to it would be a can of rinsed and drained black beans! I will try that next time. Thanks for a great recipe!!!!

 

[Liza at Food.com]

Yummy! We took your advice and used ground turkey and low fat cottage cheese and it was still hearty, tasty, and a hit with the whole family. It is now my go to Mexican casserole. Next time i'll make two and freeze one for later. thanks so much for posting, GT4Mere! Liza