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Lasagna De Taco

2 pounds ground turkey or beef

1 package (1 1/4 ounces) Taco seasoning mix

4 cloves garlic, pressed

1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1 cup hot water

2 packages (10-12 each) corn tortillas

1 jar (24 ounces) fat-free salsa

16 ounces no-fat sour cream (with 1 tablespoons chili powder, optional)

3 cups low-fat Monterey Jack cheese, shredded, and divided

3 cups low-fat Cheddar cheese, shredded and divided

1 1/2 cups low-fat Pepper Jack cheese, shredded and divided (optional)


1. Preheat oven to 375. In large saucepan, cook turkey or beef until brown. (If using beef, drain well.) Add taco seasoning mix, garlic, cayenne pepper and hot water. Simmer uncovered for 10 minutes or until water evaporates. Set aside.

2. Place 6 tortillas in bottom of lightly greased 9-by-13-inch pan, overlapping and extending up edges slighlty.

3. Layer in the following order: 1 cup salsa, spread evenly over tortillas; 1/2 meat mixture (about 2 cups), 1 cup sour cream, 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, 1 cup Cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup Pepper Jack cheese, lighly scattered.

4. Repeat layers starting again with 4-6 tortillas, salsa, meat, sour cream and 2 1/2 cups cheese. Place 4-6 tortillas and remaining salsa on top.

5. Bake for 40 minutes. Remove and sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.


Beverly Scurpa, 470 S. 7th St., Sharpsville

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