Chiliquilles

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground beef
• 2 onions, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• salt and pepper
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 dozen corn tortilla
• 2 lbs monterey jack cheese, grated
• 1 pint sour cream

Recipe

• 1 sauté onions, meat, and garlic until onions are clear.
• 2 drain any fat.
• 3 add tomatoes, spices, salt and pepper and simmer 30 minutes.
• 4 add diced chilies.
• 5 cut tortillas into fourths.
• 6 in a 13x9x2-inch pan, layer half of tortillas, overlapping to cover the bottom of pan.
• 7 cover with half the meat sauce.
• 8 sprinkle with half the cheese.
• 9 repeat layers, beginning with tortillas and ending with cheese.
• 10 bake at 350°f about 30-45 minutes, or until bubbling and cheese has melted and started to turn golden.
• 11 remove from oven and spread with a layer of sour cream.
• 12 this freezes well--do all but add sour cream topping and freeze.
• 13 when ready, reheat and top with sour cream.