Beef and Bean Tortilla Bake

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  The spring weather has been just wonderful--my favorite time of year with cool nights and sunny days.  
  
  I decided to look around in the garden department of Lowe's the other day as I was waiting for that sweet fella...
  
  I turned a corner and stopped dead in my tracks...
  I was in the herb and vegetable aisle...and... 
  the tears started welling up...
  
  I was hit with memories of last spring when 
  my Jessie was here and she and I shopped for plants...
  
  She planted a container garden for us on the deck and grew many good things for us throughout the season... 
      
  And now she's 3000 miles away again...
  
  And Daniel's in Tampa...
  
  And Christopher is across town...
  
  The mechanic approached...poor guy...
  
  "Are you ok? What's wrong?"
  
  "I need all the kids to come home..."
  
  "You'll see them soon," he says.
  
  "No, you don't understand...
  I need them all to come home NOW..."  
  
  Then those "mom" tears really start falling...
  
  Poor, poor fella...
  
  "Well...."  he stammers....
  
  And of course, I just cry for a while and state how much I miss them and how much I miss them at home all together...   
  
  And he listens patiently and quietly 
  as I blubber over the basil plants...
  
  I don't think I'll ever be satisfied that they're scattered all over and that we're not all living in the "Dallas" mansion together...
  
  (it's an 80's thing, friends...just saying...)
  
  Oh, those silly dreams of a Mom...
      
  And come to think of it...
    weren't those siblings shooting each other 
  constantly in that mansion...
  ;)
  
  Well, let's try some recipe therapy...
  This recipe was easy and most delicious...
  I thought the presentation was delightful.  
  Guaranteed your family will love it :)   
   
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  Beef and Bean Tortilla Bake 

  1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained

  1 pkg taco seasoning
  
  

   2/3 cup beef broth

  1 medium onion, chopped

  1/2 cup chopped green onion

  1 can chopped green chiles

  1 can cream of onion soup

  1 16 oz can enchilada sauce

  1 can black beans, drained

  3-- 10 inch flour tortillas or

  5--12 inch flour tortillas

  2 cups shredded Mexican Cheese 
  if you're using the 10 inch tortillas 
  or 
  3 cups of the shredded cheese 
  if you're using the 12 inch tortillas

  **For my cooking purposes today I used the 10 inch tortillas**

  Garnish:  sour cream, cilantro, and chopped tomatoes

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

In large skillet, combine cooked beef with taco seasoning

and broth over medium heat.  

Add chopped onion, the can of green chiles 

and the can of cream of onion soup.  

Simmer about 10-15 minutes.  

In a separate bowl, combine enchilada sauce and beans.  

Stir till combines and mash the beans a little with a fork.  

If you're using the larger tortillas, spray a 12 inch 

cast iron skillet with cooking spray.  

Likewise, if you're using the smaller tortillas, 

spray a 10 inch cast iron skillet.  

In prepared skillet, layer 1 tortilla, half of meat mixture, 

1/2 cup of cheese; then 1 tortilla, 

and half of bean mixture and 1/2 cup of cheese. 

Repeat once more, ending with tortilla. 

Top with remaining cheese. 

Bake for 15-20 minutes, or until cheese is melted. 

Garnish with sour cream, cilantro, and chopped tomatoes.   


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The ingredients...
  

 In a large skillet, add the chopped onions, taco sesoning and 
beef broth to the cooked and drained hamburger meat...
 

Stir well and let simmer...

Add the green onion...

and the green chilies...
 

The cream of onion soup next...

 

Mmmm...
 


In a bowl, combine the drained black beans and enchilada sauce...

Mash the beans somewhat with a fork...

 

Spray an iron skillet with non-stick spray and 
place 1 tortilla in first...
 

Put 1/2 the meat mixture on the first tortilla...
 

Top with a good handful of shredded cheese...
 

Put the next tortilla on and add 1/2 the bean mixture...
 

and add another good handful of the cheese...

Repeat the process until all the meat mixture and 

bean mixture has been used up...

 Place the remaining cheese on top of the last tortilla...

Bake at 350 degrees for 15-20 minutes...

 Top with sour cream, chopped tomatoes and cilantro...

Beautiful and sooo yummy!