Quesadilla Casserole - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 teaspoon ground cumin
    1 teaspoon minced dried onion
    1/2 teaspoon oregano leaves
    1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (optional)
    1 lb ground beef
    1/2 cup chopped onion
    16 ounces tomato sauce
    15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed
    8 3/4 ounces whole kernel corn, undrained
    4 1/2 ounces chopped green chilies, undrained
    6 tortillas (9-inch)
    2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
Preparation
    Brown beef and onions in a large skillet on medium-high heat, drain. Add tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chiles mix well. Stir in all of the spices (except red pepper). Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low simmer 5 minutes. Add red pepper to taste, if desired.
    Spread 1/2 cup of beef mixture on bottom of 13x9x2\"-inch baking dish sprayed with non-stick cooking spray. Top with 3 of the tortillas, over lapping as needed. Layer with 1/2 of the remaining beef mixture and 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.
    Bake in preheated 350 oven for 15 minutes or until heated through, let stand 5 minutes before serving.

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