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Tortilla Pie Recipe

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"My husband and I especially like this delicious layered entree because it's lighter tasting than some of the traditional lasagnas made with pasta," says Lisa King of Caledonia, Michigan. "Even our two young daughters enjoy the pleasantly mild flavor."

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Tortilla Pie Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

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Ingredients

1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
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1/4 cup chopped onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 can (14-1/2 ounces) Italian or Mexican diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
1/4 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro, divided
4 flour tortillas (8 inches)
1/2 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

Directions

In a large nonstick skillet, cook the beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Stir in the tomatoes, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil; remove from the heat. In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons cilantro.
Place one tortilla in a 9-in. round baking pan coated with cooking spray. Layer with half of the meat sauce, one tortilla, all of the ricotta mixture, another tortilla and the remaining meat sauce. Top with remaining tortilla; sprinkle with cheddar cheese and remaining cilantro.
Cover and bake at 400° for 15 minutes or until heated through and cheese is melted. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutritional Analysis: One piece equals 250 calories, 9 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 28 mg cholesterol, 439 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 19 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Tortilla Pie in Light & Tasty April/May 2002, p13

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Reviewed on Jan. 07, 2012 by craftymommajess

A HUGE hit for dinner tonight. We used diced tomatoes with jalapenos in them...very yummy :-)

Reviewed on Jul. 26, 2011 by 2kids2dogs

Easy to put together and attractive, as well as tasty. I think it could use a bit more spice. My only complaint was that there was absolutely no way the pie would be hot all the way through baking, covered, at 400 for ONLY 15 minutes.

Reviewed on Mar. 26, 2011 by allaboutcookies86

It was a little bland. It just seems as if it were missing something. Not my favorite recipe can't complain about how quick it goes together though!

Reviewed on Feb. 01, 2011 by amlapole

Loved this recipe. Only diced tomatoes I had were fire roasted which added a little more spice which was good. Also no fresh cilantro so I used dried cilantro.

Reviewed on Apr. 21, 2010 by hildybean

This was great! I didn't have hamburger, so I substituted ground turkey and I also used a can of diced tomatoes with green chilies instead of Italian tomatoes. Our small town doesn't carry fresh cilantro, so had to used dried. Even with all these substitutions, I would definitely make it again! The green chilies gave it some PIZAZZ!! My husband said it is a keeper!