Cheesy Chilada Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef
1 medium green pepper, chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 (15 oz.) can pinto beans, drained
1 (15 oz.) can tomato sauce
1 c. picante sauce
1 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. salt
12 corn tortillas
2 c. (8 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack or Cheddar cheese
shredded lettuce (optional)
dairy sour cream (optional)
chopped tomato (optional)

Preparation

Brown meat with green pepper, onion and garlic in 10-inch skillet; drain.
Add beans, tomato sauce, picante, cumin and salt; simmer 15 minutes.
Spoon small amount of meat mixture into a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, spreading to coat bottom of dish.
Top with 6 tortillas, overlapping to cover bottom of dish.
Top with half the remaining meat mixture; sprinkle with one cup of cheese. Cover with remaining tortillas, overlapping to cover cheese; top with remaining meat mixture.
Cover tightly with foil; bake at 350\u00b0 for 20 minutes.