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California Casserole from Bon Appetit Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 lbs. Ground round or chuck
2 lg. Onions chopped
2 minced garlic cloves
¼ cup (or to taste) chili powder
6 cups tomato sauce
1 tsp. Sugar
1 ½ Tbsp. salt
2 cups sliced olives
2 4-oz. cans diced green chilies
24 corn tortillas (I used 12)
cooking oil for frying
4 cups Small curd cottage cheese
2 eggs
1 lb. thinly sliced Jack Cheese
2 cups grated cheddar cheese
1 cup sliced green onions (garnish)
1 cup sour cream (garnish)
olives (garnish)
Directions:
Directions:
Brown meat in batches in a large heavy frying pan or dutch oven. Saute onions and garlic with last batch of meat. Return all meat to pan. Sprinkle chili powder over meat and mix well. Add tomato sauce, sugar, salt, half of the olives, and all of the diced green chilies. Simmer over low heat for 15 minutes.

While sauce cooks, fry tortillas in hot oil one at a time. Do not allow tortillas to brown. Drain on paper towels cut into quarters. Beat cottage cheese and eggs together and set aside.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread 1/3 of meat/tomato sauce mixture in the bottom of a 6 qt. casserole. Cover with ½ lb Jack Cheese; half the cottage cheese mixture; and half the cooked tortillas. Repeat; finishing with a final layer of meat. Top with grated cheese and bake, uncovered for 30 minutes; or until casserole is thoroughly heated and cheese is melted. Serve with garnish.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Note: Casserole can be prepared a day ahead and refrigerated. Allow to return to room temperature before baking.

Serves: 12

 

 

 

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