Method
- Preheat oven at 350 degrees.
- Lightly grease a nonstick cooking pan with oil.
- Cut tortillas into 8ths.
- Place on plate, cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
- Mix 1/4 cup of salsa with 1/4 cup sour cream.
- Line glass pan with this mixture.
- Set pan aside while mixing the meat and cheese filling.
- Cover with foil.
- Bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil.
- Continue baking for 10 minutes until cheese starts to bubble around the edges of pan.
- Remove from oven and serve with fresh in-season fruit, green vegetable such as broccoli, asparagus, green peas, etc., corn chips and salsa.
For meat and cheese filling:
- combine all of the remaining ingredients expect reserve 1/2 cup cheese.
- Stir to mix well.
- Place l layer of cut tortillas on top of the sauce in pan.
- Cover with 1/3 of the meat and cheese filling.
- Continue layering in this way, ending with the meat and cheese.
- If there is not enough meat and cheese to completely cover the top.
- Sprinkle with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese.
Ingredients:
1 package - large flour tortillas
2 cups - chopped cooked chicken
2 or 2 1/2 cups - co-jack cheese or mixture of medium cheddar and Monterey jack cheeses, divided
1 cup - sour cream, divided
1/2 cup - mild salsa, divided
3 - sliced scallions (green onions)
1/4 cup - lightly packed fresh cilantro leaves or 1 tsp - dried cilantro
1 tsp - garlic powder
1 tsp - salt
1/2 tsp - black pepper
oil as required