Recipe#5336

Title: Bean 01

From: bunnyboo@ix.netcom.com (Lennis M McCreary) 
 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes 
 Subject: Tortilla-Black Bean Casserole 
 Date: 27 Oct 1996 18:22:01 -0700 
 Message-ID: <5511rp$ppd@mack.rt66.com> 

2 cup chopped onion
 1 1/2 cup chopped green pepper
 1 141/2 oz can tomatoes,cut up
 3/4 cup picante sauce
 2 cloves garlic, minced
 2 t. ground cumin
 2 15 oz can black beans or red kidney beans, drained
 12 6 in. corn tortillas
 2 cup shredded low fat Monterey jack cheese (8 oz)
 2 med tomatoes, sliced (opt)
 2 cup shredded lettuce (opt)
 sliced green onion and pitted ripe olives (opt)
 1/2 cup fat free sour cream or plain yogurt (opt)
 In a large skillet combine onion, green pepper, undrained tomatoes,
 picante sauce, garlic, and cumin.  Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
 Simmer,uncovered, for 10 min. Stir in beans. In 1 13x9x2 baking
 dish spread 1/3 of the bean mixture over bottom.  Top with half of
 the tortillas, overlapping as necessary, and 1/2 of cheese.  Add
 another 1/3 of the bean mixture, then remaining tortillas and bean
 mixture. Cover and bake in 350 over for 30 min or till heated
 thoroughly.  Sprinkle with remaining cheese.  Let stand 10 min. If
 desired, top with tomato slices,lettuce green onion, and olives.
 Cut into squares to serve.  If desired, serve with sour cream or
 yogurt. Makes 10-12 side dish servings or 6-8 main servings.