Tortilla casserole

Recently I visited my sister and she had made a tortilla casserole for dinner . I used that a few recipes on the internet for inspiration and made my own tortilla casserole. 

Ingredients

Carb balance Tortilla - 4

Olive oil - 3 tbsp 

Frozen corn- cooked per instruction- 1 10 oz bag

Green bell pepper - 1 

Orange bell pepper - 1 

Garlic paste - 2 tbsp 

Spices :

Onion salt ( Trader Joe’s ) - 1 tbsp 

Cumin powder - 1 tbsp

Taco seasoning - 2 tbsp 

Salt - to taste 

Pepper - 1 tsp

Hatch Chile powder - 1/4 tsp

Salsa ( mild ) - 1/4 cup

Water - 1 cup

Refried beans can ( sauté on the pan with 2

Tbsp of taco seasoning) - 1.5 cups 

Low fat Shredded taco cheese - 1.5 cups

Instructions 

1. Pre-heat the oven to 400 F

2.  Cut the peppers into small cubes 

3. Place a deep pot on the stove . Heat up 3 tbsp of olive oil 

4. Sauté the peppers

5. When the peppers are soft add in the garlic paste , and the spices and sauté well until the raw smell is gone.

6. Now add in the corn and mix in 

7. Add the salsa and the water and mix in 

8. Let the water boil off until the mixture is thick 

9. Turn off the stove and let the corn pepper mixture to cool

10. Take a 9” round pan and coat with olive oil

11. Place a tortilla. Add 1/3 of the refried beans and spread it evenly 

12. Then add the corn mixture and spread evenly 

13. Then add the shredded cheese 

14. Then cover with a tortilla 

15. Repeat steps 11-13 again twice 

16. Cover the top with the fourth tortilla 

17. Coat  the tortilla with olive oil

18. Place the pan in the pre heated over uncovered for 15 minutes 

19. At 15 minutes pull the pan out carefully and cover with shredded cheese and cover it and cook for 5 minutes 

20. Let it cool and then cut into 6 pieces 

21. Serve with sour cream ( can have salsa, guacamole , lettuce, tomatoes etc as well on the side)