Recipes to Share!!

I have been asked to share some of my recipes lately, and thought this would be a good way to do it. Today's recipe is really yummy, really easy, and really quick. It's a McCormick pre-packaged spice thingy, but I've made a few changes. I hope you like it!

Quesadilla Casserole

Ingredients:

2 tsp Chili Powder

1 tsp Ground Cumin (I omitted this)

1 tsp Minced Garlic

1/2 tsp Oregano Leaves

1 1/2 lb ground beef (originally 1 lb, but I added a bit more)

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 cans (8 oz each) tomato sauce

1 can (15 oz) black beans, rinsed and drained

1 can (8 3/4 oz) whole kernel corn, half-drained

1 can (4 1/2 oz) chopped green chiles, undrained

6 flour tortillas (8 inch)

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese (I used Colby-Jack)

16 oz sour cream (this is my addition)

Directions:

1. Brown beef and onion in large skillet on medium-high heat; drain. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chiles; mix well. Stir in all of the Spices except Red Pepper. Bring to boil. reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Add Red Pepper, if desired.

2.Spread 1/3 of the beef mixture on bottom of a 13x9x2 inch baking dishsprayed with no-stick cooking spray. Top with 2 or 3 of the tortillas, overlapping as needed. [At this point I added a layer of sour cream]. Layer with 1/2 of the remaining beef mixture and 1/2 the cheese. Repeat eith remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.

3. Bake in preheated 350*F oven 15 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

P.S. More recipes to follow in the days to come...