Tortilla Pie

Submitted by lucid501

"This came from Light and Tasty magazine. It looks so yummy! ZWT 3: Mexican or Italian, depending on tomatoes and seasonings used"

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4-6

ingredients

• 1⁄2 lb lean ground beef
• 1⁄4 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Mexican-style tomatoes, drained or (14 1/2 ounce) can Italian-style diced tomatoes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 3⁄4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1⁄4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, divided or 3 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
• 4 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 1⁄2 cup shredded cheddar cheese

directions

1. In a nonstick skillet, cook beef with onion and garlic until meat is no longer pink; drain.
2. Stir in tomatoes, chili powder and cumin.
3. Bring to a boil; remove from heat.
4. In a bowl, combine the ricotta, mozzarella and 2 tbsp cilantro (or parsley.
5. Place 1 tortilla in a greased 9 inch round cake pan. Layer with half of the meat sauce, 1 tortilla, all of the ricotta mixture, another tortilla and the remaining meat sauce.
6. Top with remaining tortilla, sprinkle with cheddar cheese and remaining cilantro (or parsley).
7. Cover and bake at 400 F for 15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted.

Reviews

[*Parsley*]

Awesome! I loved that cheesey middle layer! It's a nice blend of Italian/Mexican. I used both parsley and cilantro. Plus, I added a can of rinsed balck beans to the meat layer just to add some fiber. Thanx for sharing this. I'll make it again.

 

[Deb G]

I made this using 1 lb. of ground turkey, and while it was delicious, I cannot imagine that it would have had enough meat if I had only used 1/2 lb. as the recipe actually used. I really loved it, but DH only thought it was 3 star, so I'm giving it 4. If I do use only 1/2 lb. meat, I will add some kidney or pinto beans. Thanks for posting.

 

[MsSally]

This got our Automatic 5 Star rating. DD (3) said this was yummy and ate almost her whole serving. I made mine in a 7 x 11 casserole dish because my pie pan had leftovers in it. I was out of ricotta, so I used 1/2 c cottage cheese and 1/4 c sour cream instead. I used all cheddar cheese. Very easy to make and definately a repeat in this kitchen.

 

[Shari2]

This was a very easy dish to make but it felt like there was something missing for us.

 

[ksduffster]

Awesome dish! I added a can of drained diced chiles to the tomatoes and used colby-jack instead of the mozzarella to give it a more Mexican feel. I think it could have used a little more spice for us, so maybe next time I will add a dash of cayenne as well. We will definitely be having this again! Thanks so much for posting!