Cat And Mo's Enchilada Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (10 ounce) can enchilada sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
• kosher salt
• 1 cup light sour cream
• 1 (4 ounce) can chopped green chilies, drained
• 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 (12 ounce) jar green chili salsa
• 1 tablespoon pure chile powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 cups broken tortilla chips (about the size of corn chips)
• 2 cups grated light cheddar cheese
• 3 scallions, chopped ( and light green part)
• 2 tablespoons chopped pickled jalapeno peppers (or 1 t. chopped fresh jalapeno)
• 2 limes, cut into wedges, for garnish

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 400°.
• 2 in a large skillet over med-high heat, cook the beef, onion, and garlic until the vegetables are soft and the beef is just slightly pink, 6-8 minutes.
• 3 add the enchilada sauce and black beans, decrease heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
• 4 taste and add salt if you like.
• 5 meanwhile, in a food processor or blender, blend the sour cream, green chiles, cilantro, salsa, chile powder, and cumin until smooth.
• 6 spoon half of the meat-bean mixture into a 13 x 9 inch pan or a large casserole dish.
• 7 top with 1 1/2 c of the smallest of the broken chips and 1 cup of cheese.
• 8 cover the chips and cheese with the remaining meat-bean mixture.
• 9 spoon on the sour cream mixture and gently spread it over the meat in an even layer.
• 10 sprinkle on the scallions and the jalapenos.
• 11 top with the remaining 1 1/2 cups chips and the remaining 1 cup cheese.
• 12 cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes.
• 13 serve warm with lime wedges.