chili pie casserole

Ingredients

Chili Pie Casserole


3 c. Fritos corn chips (divided)
1 lg. onion, chopped
1 c. shredded processed American cheese (4 oz.; divided)
1 (15 to 19 oz.) can chili

Procedure

Preheat oven to 350°. Spray a 9 to 10" deep dish pie pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 2 c. corn chips in the pie pan. Arrange chopped onion and half of the cheese on top of the corn chips. Pour chili over onion and cheese. Top with remaining corn chips and cheese. Bake for 15 to 20 min., or until hot and bubbly.
Gliding-the-lily variation: Improve the flavor immeasurably by using homemade chili (about 2 1/2 cups) and sharp cheddar or jalapeno jack cheese. Pass toppings - sour cream, diced tomato, shredded lettuce, guacamole - at the table. This somewhat gooey dish is less messy to serve if baked in individual casseroles or gratin dishes

Mexican Lasagne

"30 minute meal from prep to table!"

Serving Size : 4

Categories : Casseroles

1/2 Pound Lean Ground Beef

1/2 Whole Cooking Onion -- chopped

2 Cloves Garlic

4 Whole Button Mushrooms -- quartered

1/2 Stalk Celery -- sliced 1/4" thick

8 Ounces Pizza Sauce

3 Whole Tortillas

1 Cup Frozen Corn -- thawed and drained

1 Teaspoon Basil

1 Teaspoon Oregano

2 Cups Mozzarella Cheese, Part Skim Milk -- grated

Place a 7" souffle dish, on top of the 3 tortilla's. Using a pizza cutter, cut out 3 rounds.

Put aside and save the scraps of tortilla for making baked tortilla chips.

Saute' the celery and onions till onions are trasnlecent.

Added the mushrooms to brown.

Add the grnd beef, cook till done

Add the pizza sauce, basil and oregano

Stir in the thawed, drained corn niblets

Place a tortilla round in the bottom of casserole dish.

Add 1/2 of the meat mixture

Layer with 1/4 of the cheese

Top with another tortilla round

Add the remaining meat mixture

Add the top tortilla

Spread the rest of these on top.

Bake 10-15 minutes in a 350 degree oven.

Till the cheese is melted and turning a wee bit brown.

Per Serving:

580 Calories; 28g Fat; 34g Protein; 51g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber;

73mg Cholesterol; 961mg Sodium.

Serving Ideas : Serve with a salad and a crusty roll!