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Mexican Lasagna

Finding new things to try is one of my top items as a new stay at home mom.  I found this recipe on the Kraft website.  My family approves it for 7years and up.  It wasn’t nearly as big of a hit with the little ones but they eventually did eat most of it.  As for the adults, it was amazing!I made some changes to the recipe myself.
  1. I didn’t have salsa.  I used 4oz medium picante sauce and 12oz mild taco sauce.
  2. I added 1 can black beans, drained (Low sodium bush brand).
  3. We don’t usually have sharp cheddar around our house so I just used mild cheddar (Great Value Brand)

Based on how easy this was to throw together and how well it cooked up, this would be a great meal to prep ahead of time, freeze, and thaw and cook later.  Definitely one to add to the “Baby is coming” Freezer meals.

Layered Fiesta Casserole

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/layered-fiesta-casserole-75579.aspx 
YIELD: 6 servings
ACTIVE TIME: 20 min
TOTAL TIME: 50 min

 INGREDIENTS
    • 1 lb. extra-lean ground beef
    • 1 green pepper, chopped
    • 1 red pepper, chopped
    • 1 jar (16 oz.) TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick ‘N Chunky Salsa
    • 1 can (14-1/2 oz.) diced tomatoes, undrained
    • 1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen corn
    • 12 corn tortillas (6 inch)
    • 1 to 1/2 cups KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Sharp Cheddar Cheese, divided

INSTRUCTIONS
    1. HEAT oven to 375°F.
    2. BROWN meat with peppers in large skillet; drain. Return to skillet. Stir in salsa, tomatoes and corn.
    3. SPREAD 1 cup meat mixture onto bottom of 13×9-inch baking dish; top with 6 tortillas, overlapping as necessary. Cover with layers of half each of the remaining meat mixture and cheese; top with remaining tortillas and meat mixture. Cover.
    4. BAKE 25 to 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining cheese; let stand, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted.
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