Delish Mexican Casserole

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 5
• 1 small onion (diced)
• 1 teaspoon cumin (coarsely grounded)
• 1 (5 ounce) can rotel tomatoes & chilies (mild works best)
• 1 (15 ounce) can black beans
• 2 garlic cloves (grated or minced)
• 2 -3 tablespoons salsa
• 4 slices pickled jalapeno peppers
• 4 teaspoons oil (i prefer corn or vegetable)
• 1 ounce sazon goya with coriander and annatto
• 10 soft tortillas (small size)
• 1 (8 ounce) package shredded mexican blend cheese (2 packs if you love cheese)

Recipe

• 1 heat oil in a pan and saute onions for 2-3 minutes.
• 2 add cumin and saute for another 2 minutes.
• 3 drain some of the extra liquid from rotel tomatoes and black beans.
• 4 add salsa, rotel, and garlic.
• 5 let it all simmer for about 4 minutes.
• 6 add jalapenos and sazon spice. simmer for another minute.
• 7 then add beans and simmer for 4 more minutes.
• 8 let it cool down for 1/2 hour.
• 9 make sure you reserve some of that sauce/liquid.
• 10 in a casserole dish or aluminum pan spread some the liquid so that your tortillas do not stick or burn.
• 11 next make a layer of tortillas (usually only 2 will fit side by side).
• 12 the next layer will be the bean mixture.
• 13 then spread some of the cheese.
• 14 continue layering tortillas, bean mix, cheese until your last layer is tortillas.
• 15 then spread the remaining liquid from the bean mix so that your tortillas remain soft during baking and spread the remainder of the cheese on top.
• 16 bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
• 17 let it cool for 10 minutes before cutting. enjoy.