Fold-over tortilla casserole

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
½ cup Soft cream cheese
4 6-inch tortillas
¾ pounds Ground beef or pork
8 ounces Can stewed tomatoes
4 ounces Can diced green chili peppers
½ cup Enchilada sauce, mild
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
½ cup Shredded Monterey jack cheese, Mexican style

Directions

1. Spread about 2 tablespoons cream cheese onto each tortilla; fold tortillas in half. Set aside. 2. In a 1½ quart microwaveable casserole dish, crumble the ground beef or pork. Microwave, covered, on high for 3 ½ to 4 ½ minutes, until no pink remains, stirring once. Drain off fat.

3. Stir in undrained tomatoes, undrained chilis, enchilada sauce, and cumin. Cook, covered, on high for 5 to 7 minutes or until heated through.

Spoon about three-fourths of the meat mixture into a 12x7x2 microwave safe baking dish. Arrange folded tortillas over meat mixture in the dish. Pour remaining meat mixture over tortillas. 4. Cover with waxed paper. Cook on high for 3 to 5 minutes or until heated through. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.

Recipe by: Tasty Timesaving cookbook Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #537 by "Stephens, Diana" <Diana.Stephens@...> on Mar 22, 1997

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