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Title: Mexican Lasagna
Categories: Beef, Casseroles, For a crowd
Yield: 72 Servings

18 lb Ground beef
3 c Chopped onion
18 Envelopes taco seasoning mix
90 oz Tomato sauce (six 15-ounce
-cans)
87 oz Diced tomatoes with liquid
-(six 14-1/2-ounce cans)
40 Flour tortillas (10-inch),
-cut in 2" strips (use 32 to
-40 tortillas)
4 1/2 lb Shredded cheddar cheese,
-divided

In several Dutch ovens over medium heat, brown beef and onion; drain. Add
the taco seasoning, tomato sauce and tomatoes; bring to a boil. Reduce
heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Spoon about 2 cups each into six
13x9x2-inch baking pans. Top with a single layer of tortilla strips.
Sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Repeat layers two more times. Divide the
remaining meat sauce among pans (each pan will have about 7 cups of sauce).
Top with remaining tortillas. Cover and bake at 350°F for 40 minutes or
until bubbly. Uncover; sprinkle with remaining cheese. Return to the oven
for 5 to 10 minutes or until the cheese melts. Makes about 72 servings.

NOTES : This dish was submitted to the magazine by Roma Rogers of Oshkosh,
Nebraska.

Recipe by: Taste of Home magazine, Aug/Sep 1995 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest
V1 #527 by "Julia West" on Mar 19, 1997