Elise's Quesadilla Pie

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 4 large flour tortillas (9-10 inches diameter)
• butter
• 1/2 lb cheese (shredded cheddar or monterey jack)
• beans, cooked (black beans, pinto beans)
• tomato, chopped
• summer squash, chopped
• onion
• mushroom (if using a lot, saute first, to remove moisture)
• chicken. lamb (cooked and shredded) or beef (cooked and shredded)
• chilies, either from cooked green chiles, chopped pickled jalapenos or salsa
• cumin (optional for extra heat)
• chili powder (optional for extra heat)
• avocado (chopped)
• cilantro (chopped)
• sour cream
• salsa

Recipe

• 1 brush butter on the bottom of the pan to keep the tortillas from sticking, and to the top of the last tortilla for flavor and to help it brown. hint: do not skip the butter.
• 2 preheat oven to 350°f butter the bottoms and sides of a pie dish, approximately the same size as your tortillas (i used a 10-inch pyrex pie dish for 10-inch wide tortillas).
• 3 place one tortilla on the bottom of the pie dish.
• 4 sprinkle some shredded cheese over the tortilla.
• 5 at this point, you will begin to add your chosen filling ingredients, and layering the tortillas.
• 6 make sure each layer has a generous sprinkling of cheese.
• 7 cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• 8 put in oven for 30 minutes on 350°f
• 9 then remove the foil and increase the heat to 400°f
• 10 cook for another 15-20 minutes, until the top is lightly browned and cheese is bubbly.
• 11 remove from oven. let cool for 10 minutes before serving.
• 12 cut into quarters.
• 13 serve with chopped avocados, shredded lettuce, cilantro, salsa, and/or sour cream. (optional).