Mothers Day At The Park

So the theme for the day was Mexican food and of course I needed to come up with something Gluten Free for myself to eat and to share. So, I looked online and in all my cook books and found nothing that sounded delectable. I am a big fan of cumin and chili powder in Mexican cooking, so I stole some major ingredients and ideas off about 4 recipes. Can you believe non of those recipes used cumin and they all want you to add refried beans and green chili's and salsa. I wanted something simple that I knew was tasty and Gluten Free (I only had to look at the ingredients of the Tomato Sauce and it was Contadina).

 

It seemed to have a great response with everyone. I was quite surprised at how well it turned out. I have to say it was really really yummy... so yummy I had 4 helpings that day =o)

 

Enchilada Casserole or Mexican Lasagna or whatever you want to call it!

 

Preheat oven to 350

13” X 9” Glass pan needed

 

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds lean ground meat

1 medium onion chopped

1 teaspoon garlic chopped

16oz. tomato sauce

1 ½ cups water

3 tablespoons Chili Powder (split 2 tbsp and 1 tbsp)

1 ½ teaspoons Cumin (split 1 tsp and ½ tsp)

¼ teaspoon salt

10 – 12 GF Mission White Corn Tortilla’s

32oz. Sour Cream

16oz. shredded Mexican Cheese Mix (Monterey Jack or Cheddar)

½ cup olives sliced

 

Directions

 

Brown meat with onion, garlic, 1 tablespoon chili powder and ½ teaspoon cumin; drain fat. Add tomato sauce, water, 2 tablespoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon cumin and salt; simmer 20 minutes. In the 13” x 9” glass pan, spoon ½ the meat sauce in to the bottom of the pan (make sure there aren't any big chunks of meat). Arrange tortillas over the top of meat sauce overlapping if necessary. Spread 16oz. sour cream over the tortillas. Sprinkle 8oz. cheese over sour cream. Repeat. Garnish with olives and bake at 350 for 20 – 22 minutes, until hot and the sides are slightly bubbly.

End result...

 

 

Without Olives

 

Let me know if you try it and if you like it! Feedback is always great and any additions would be great to try as long as its not salsa, refried beans or chili's.

 

Here's a pic of the crazy Maumausolo family!

Great Times Ya'll!