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Mexican Lasagna
 
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 40 Minutes
Ready In: 55 Minutes
Servings: 8
Chili powder adds a spicy Mexican twist to the Italian favorite. The taste-tested recipe comes from Ragu kitchens. TIP: Substitute refried beans for ground beef for a meatless main dish.
Ingredients:
1 (26 ounce) jar old world pasta sauce
1 lb ground beef or 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can whole kernel corn, drained
4 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
6 (8 1/2 inch) flour tortillas
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (about 8 ounces)
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees; Set aside 1 cup pasta sauce.
2. In a 10-inch skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat; drain of fat.
3. Stir in remaining pasta sauce, corn and chili powder.
4. In a 13-x-9-inch spread 1 cup pasta mixture; arrange 2 tortillas over sauce, overlapping edges slightly.
5. Layer half of the sauce mixture and one-third of the cheese over tortillas; REPEAT layers. ending with tortillas.
6. Spread tortillas with the 1 cup reserved pasta sauce.
7. Bake 30 minutes, then top with remaining cheese and bake another 10 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted.
By RecipeOfHealth.com