Mexican Lasagne {Tortilla Bake}

Looking down on a oven dish filled with Mexican beef with sweetcorn and beans, topped with tortillas and cheese, with a spoon dishing out.

4.94 from 16 votes

Mexican Lasagne {Tortilla Bake}

Say hello to Mexican Lasagne. Tasty chilli with added beans and veggies, layered up with tortillas and cheese and baked until crunchy on top. Is it actually a lasagne? Maybe not. Is it a delicious quick and easy dinner? Definitely!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings:

Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

1 tsp Olive oil
1 Onion Chopped
2 Garlic cloves Peeled and crushed
450 g Minced beef
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp Paprika
1 tsp Garlic powder
2 tsp Chilli powder
398g Tinned sweetcorn 1 x tin drained and rinsed
400g Black beans 1 x tin drained and rinsed
2 tbsp Tomato purée
200 g Salsa Pot from the fridge in the supermarket
Salt and pepper
6 Flour tortillas Regular size, or 8 small tortillas
100 g Grated cheese

Metric - Imperial

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 180℃ fan/200℃/Gas Mark 6/350F.
Heat oil and fry the onion, garlic and minced beef until brown all over, about 5 mins.
Add the cumin, paprika, garlic powder and chilli powder and fry for a further 5 minutes until the meat is coated in the spices. Remove the pan from the heat.
Add the sweetcorn, beans, tomato puree, salsa, salt and pepper and mix well.
Put a third of the beef mix into an ovenproof dish. Layer on two tortillas (cut to fit if need be).
Repeat the above step twice (so you have 3 meat layers and 3 tortilla layers). Cover with the cheese and cook for 25 mins.

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Notes

Minced beef: I use 5% fat mince but you can use whichever you prefer. If you're in the USA you can use ground beef or hamburger meat.

Chilli powder: I used mild chilli powder but use whichever strength you prefer based on your preference.

Tortillas: Wheat tortillas work better than corn here to keep them from going soggy.

Garnish: I garnished with chopped spring onions and chopped chillis but it's not vital!

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