Quesadilla Casserole
I made this for dinner this past Sunday after my mother in law made it a couple weeks ago. It was delicious, and even Bjorn likes it and eats every bit of it (for those of you who don't know, he won't touch vegetables and beans, and this has corn and black beans in it). If you want you could add some jalapenos or crushed red pepper to add some spice. I added lots of fresh cilantro to mine.
Ingredients:
2 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp minced garlic (I used fresh garlic that I smashed in my garlic press)
1/2 tsp oregano
1lb ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
2 cans (8oz each) tomato sauce
1 can (15oz) black beans, drained and rinsed
1 can (8 3/4 oz) whole kernel corn, undrained
1 can (4 1/2 oz) chopped green chiles, undrained
6 flour tortillas
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (I used 4, and it was definitely not too cheesey)
Brown beef and onion in large skillet, drain.
Add tomato sauce, beans, corn, and green chiles; mix well.
Stir in all of the spices, and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes.
Spread 1/2 cup of the beef mixture on bottom of a 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with no-stick cooking spray.
Top with 3 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed.
Layer with 1/2 of the remaining beef mixture and 1/2 of the cheese.
Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture, and cheese.
Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 15 minutes.
I made chocolate cupcakes for dessert....I had high expectations for them because the cupcake and frosting recipe came out of a cook book I have that is exclusively full of cupcake recipes. Well I didn't think they were all that great. They looked better then they tasted.
