Description
A delicious twist on traditional lasagna using tortillas and taco flavors.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 flour tortillas (10-inch or 9-inch)
- 1½ pounds lean ground beef
- ½ cup sweet yellow onion (finely diced)
- 2 tablespoons garlic (fresh minced)
- 2 ounces mild taco seasoning
- 1 cup water
- 2 cups chunky mild salsa (divided)
- 15 ounces black beans (drained, rinsed, and divided)
- 3 cups fiesta blend shredded cheese (divided)
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro (optional garnish)
- sour cream (optional topping)
- fresh pico de gallo (optional topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Spray a 9×13 baking dish with nonstick spray. Set it aside.
- Lay 2 of the flour tortillas into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Use a sharp knife, or a pizza cutter to trim the excess tortilla edges. Use the 2 trimmed tortillas as a pattern to trim the remaining 2 tortillas for the 2nd layer of the lasagna.
- Using a 3 or 4-quart saucepan over medium-high heat, add the ground beef, onion and minced garlic. Cook the ground beef until it is cooked through and no longer pink. Reduce the heat to medium-low.
- Using a small mixing bowl, whisk together the taco seasoning and 1 cup of water. Pour over the cooked ground beef. Cook for another 2 to 3 minutes, or until the meat mixture begins to thicken. Stir often. Remove from the heat.
- Arrange 2 of the trimmed flour tortillas in the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Evenly spread ½ of the meat mixture on top of the tortillas.
- Evenly spread ½ of the salsa over the meat mixture.
- Evenly sprinkle ½ of the black beans over the salsa.
- Evenly sprinkle ½ of the shredded cheese over the beans.
- Arrange the last 2 tortillas over the shredded cheese, and repeat the final layers of ingredients.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven, and garnish the chopped cilantro. Top with sour cream and pico de gallo. Serve while hot.
Notes
- For a spicier version, add some jalapeños to the meat mixture.
- This can be made ahead of time and stored in the fridge before baking.
- Use homemade taco seasoning for a fresher flavor.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 6g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 60mg