Beefy Mexican Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 (16 oz.) can whole tomatoes, cut up
1 pkg. (1 1/8 oz.) Durkee taco seasoning
1 (2.9 oz.) can Durkee French fried onions
1 (12 oz.) carton cottage cheese
1 1/2 c. shredded Cheddar cheese
2 eggs, slightly beaten
12 (6-inch) flour or corn tortillas
1 tomato, chopped
shredded lettuce

Preparation

In large skillet, brown beef; drain.
Add canned tomatoes and taco seasoning; simmer, uncovered, 5 minutes.
Stir in 1/2 can French fried onions.
In bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1 cup Cheddar cheese and eggs.
Place 3 tortillas on the bottom of a greased 8 x 12-inch baking dish.
Overlap 6 tortillas around sides of baking dish.
Spoon meat mixture evenly
in dish.
Top with 3 tortillas, then with cheese mixture.
Bake, covered, at 350\u00b0
for 45 minutes.
Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Place remaining onions in center of casserole; bake, uncovered, 5 minutes longer. Before serving, arrange tomatoes and lettuce around edge of casserole.
Makes 6 servings.