Mexican Florentine Casserole
Why I Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
2 cans OR 4 cups refried beans
8 slices white American OR Pepper Jack cheese
(8) 8" flour OR corn tortillas
1 jar salsa OR 1 can diced tomatoes with chilies
8 oz. cottage cheese
8 oz. spinach - fresh OR frozen
shredded Mexican blend cheese - to top
corn chips OR tortilla chips
Directions
Prepare 8 bean burritos using all of the refried beans and one slice cheese on each tortilla.
-In a greased 8" X 8" X 5" casserole dish, layer ingredients evenly into dish as follows:
1/2 jar of salsa OR canned tomatoes with chilies
4 bean burritos
cottage cheese
raw OR frozen spinach leaves
4 bean burritos
1/2 jar of salsa OR canned tomatoes with chilies
sprinkle lightly with shredded cheese.
press corn chips OR tortilla chips down into casserole, along the outer edges and in the crevices between the burritos.
-Bake in a 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
-Cut into squares like lasagna, and serve hot
Go loco and add a garnishing dollop of sour cream and/or guacamole or garnish with a fresh slice of avocado.
