Baked Southwest Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 cup onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup green pepper, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (12 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 6 8-inch flour tortillas (2 tortillas quartered)
• 1 cup sliced green onion
• 1 can black olives, sliced (optional)
• 8 ounces grated reduced-fat monterey jack cheese (with or without jalapenos)

Recipe

• 1 in large skillet, over medium-high heat, saute turkey, onion, green pepper and garlic 5 minutes or until turkey is no longer pink.
• 2 add tomato sauce, salsa and cumin.
• 3 bring to boil.
• 4 reduce heat, cover and simmer 10 minutes.
• 5 in (9-x 13-inch) baking dish, lightly coated with vegetable cooking spray, spoon 1 cup sauce in bottom of dish.
• 6 arrange 2 whole tortillas over sauce.
• 7 place quartered tortillas in corners.
• 8 top with one half of sauce.
• 9 sprinkle one half of the green onions, olives and cheese over sauce.
• 10 top with remaining tortillas, sauce, onions, and olives.
• 11 cover with foil.
• 12 bake at 350 degrees f.
• 13 30 minutes.
• 14 remove foil.
• 15 sprinkle remaining cheese over top and continue baking 15 minutes or until lasagna is bubbly and cheese is melted.