Sunday 20 March 2011

Mexican Tortilla Lasagne

Serves 6

400g minced beef
1 onion, peeled and chopped
1 red and 1 green pepper, deseeded and chopped
1 red or green chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
400g can kidney beans, rinsed and drained
500g jar tomato sauce for lasagne
4 soft flour tortillas
470g jar creamy sauce for lasagne
25g mature Cheddar cheese, grated
parsley, to garnish
fresh side salad, to serve

Preheat the oven to 190, gas mark 5.  Dry fry the mince, a handful at a time, for about 3-4 mins until it is browned.  Mix in the onion, peppers and chilli and cook for another 2-3 mins.
Pour in the kidney beans and tomato sauce, stir and bring to the boil.  Then remove from the heat.
Put a tortilla into the base of a 20cm cake tin, then spoon in 1/4 of the mince mixture.  Top with another tortilla and spread 1/4 of the creamy sauce over it.  Repeat each layer 3 more times, then sprinkle with the grated cheese.
Bake for 30-35 mins, until cooked and golden brown.  Allow to stand for 2-3 min, then garnish with parsley and serve with a salad.

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