Tortilla And Bean Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups chopped onions
• 1 1/2 cups chopped red bell peppers or 1 1/2 cups green bell peppers
• 1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes, undrained
• 3/4 cup pace picante sauce
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 2 (15 ounce) cans kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 12 (6 inch) flour tortillas
• 8 ounces shredded monterey jack cheese or 8 ounces cheddar cheese
• sliced tomato
• sour cream
• hot pepper

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, combine onion, green bell pepper or red bell pepper, tomatoes, picante sauce, garlic, and cumin. heat to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 10 minutes.
• 2 stir in beans.
• 3 in a 13 x 9 x 2 baking dish, spread 1/3 of the bean mixture.
• 4 top bean layer with 6 tortillas, overlapping tortillas to fit the dimensions of dish, layer 1 cup of the cheese over the tortillas.
• 5 layer another 1/3 of the bean mixture, remaining tortillas, and then remaining bean mixture.
• 6 cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or until hot.
• 7 uncover and top with the remaining 1 cup of cheese. continue baking 5 more minutes.
• 8 let stand for 10 minutes.
• 9 top with garnishes of choice.