Easy Tortilla Bake Recipe

3      Reviews by:    Brenda Harris   Easy Tortilla Bake Recipe uses ground beef, onion, stewed tomatoes, enchilada sauce, cumin, tortillas, cream cheese, green chilies, Monterey Jack cheese, and fresh cilantro in making this delicious Tex-Mex tortilla recipe. Food Category:    Beef, Veal, and Lamb Cuisine Origin:    Southwestern    Servings:6 Nutrition facts:569 calories28.6 grams fat Print Preview Rate This Recipe Prep Time:   15 Minutes Cook Time:   20 Minutes Total Time:   35 Minutes

INGREDIENTS

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1 (14.5-ounce) cans stewed tomatoes
• 1 cup enchilada sauce
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 12 (6-inch) flour or corn tortillas
• 6 ounces cream cheese, softened
• 1 (4-ounce) can green chilies, chopped, drained
• 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
• fresh cilantro, optional, to taste, minced

DIRECTIONS

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x13-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook and stir the ground beef and the onion until the meat is browned and crumbly and the onions are tender, about 5-7 minutes. Drain the excess grease. Add the tomatoes, the enchilada sauce, the ground cumin, the salt, and the pepper to the meat mixture and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce the heat, cover the skillet, and simmer the meat mixture, about 5 minutes. Pour 1/2 of the beef mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
• Place the stack of tortilla on a microwave safe plate. Cover the tortilla with a moistened paper towel. Microwave on high for 40 seconds. Spread the cream cheese over the tortilla and top with the green chilies, then fold the filled tortillas in half.
• Place the filled tortillas on top of the beef mixture and then top with the remaining beef mixture. Cook the tortilla bake, covered, for 15 minutes. Evenly sprinkle the Monterey Jack cheese on top of the tortilla bake.Return to the oven and bake, uncovered, until the cheese has melted, about 5 minutes. Serve the tortilla bake with the cilantro.

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