Italian Tortilla Stacks Recipes

EIGHT LAYER TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper, onion, chiles, cilantro, oregano, chili powder & cumin. Saute 5 minutes or until tender. Add tomato juice and cook until thick, about 8 minutes.
• Divide vegetable mixture in half, combining black beans with one half and white beans with the other half. Mix well and set both aside.
• Mix cheeses together and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Line a 9-inch pie plate with foil, allowing 6 inches of foil to extend over opposite edges of the plate. Repeat with another sheet of foil, crossing over the plate opposite the first piece. Coat foil generously with cooking spray.
• Place 1 tortilla in the bottom of baking dish.
• Spread 1 cup white bean mixture over tortilla; sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with tortilla, pressing gently.
• Spread 1 cup black bean mixture over second tortilla; sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese. Top with tortilla, pressing gently.
• Repeat until all tortillas, filling and cheese is used up, ending with cheese.
• Bring the edges of the foil up to center, folding to seal.
• Bake for 40 minutes; let stand out of oven for 10 minutes before unwrapping. Remove foil packet from pan; unwrap. Cut into wedges and serve with sour cream.

CHUCK WAGON TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the garlic, beans, tomatoes, corn, chilies, barbecue sauce, chili powder and cumin. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-12 minutes or until liquid is reduced. , Coat a large deep skillet with cooking spray. Place one tortilla in skillet; spread with 1-1/2 cups meat mixture. Sprinkle with 1/3 cup cheese. Repeat layers three times. Cover and cook on low for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and tortillas are heated through. Cut into wedges. Serve with toppings of your choice.

BEEF TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• In 5 quart Dutch oven over medium high heat, add 1 T salad oil. Once oil is hot, add onions and sauté until golden brown. Remove onion and set aside. Add 1 T more of oil to hot pan to heat. Add steak and sear until well browned on both sides.
• Add onion back to Dutch oven, taco seasoning mix, salt, pepper, and water over high heat, heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 1 ½ to 2 hours until meat is very tender and falls apart when tested with a fork.
• When meat is done, remove steak from pan and transfer to a plate. Shred meat with a couple of forks. Return meat back to pan and cook uncovered, stirring occasionally with wooden spoon, until liquid has absorbed; keep warm if using that same day or you can cook up to this point the day before and refrigerate. If making the beef a day ahead keep in mind to reheat before proceeding.
• In a 10" skillet over medium high heat, add 1 T vegetable oil, cook one tortilla until lightly browned and puffy. Turn tortilla over and repeat, so that both sides are golden brown.
• Remove tortilla to cookie sheet; keep warm. Repeat with remaining tortillas, using 1 T oil for each.
• On serving plate, place one tortilla. Spread one-fourth of sour cream evenly on tortilla. Top with one-third of meat mixture, then spoon 1/3 of salsa over top, then one-fourth of chopped avocado. Repeat layering two more times.
• Place the fourth tortilla over the top. Dot with sour-cream and spread evenly, sprinkle with chopped tomato and remaining avocado.
• To serve, slice as you would a cake. Serve and enjoy.

GARLIC ONION TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes, stirring regularly, until lightly browned but not overly dark.
• Add the butter and sugar and cook until the onion has thoroughly browned and caramalized, about 20-25 minutes. Remove from the heat, move to a medium bowl, and set aside to cool down.
• Add the garlic, Parmesan cheese, mayonnaise, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste and stir to combine. Cover and chill in the fridge for at least 4 hours.
• Reserve 1/3 of the mixture in the fridge to use to make the dipping sauce.
• Evenly spread the remaining mixture on the top of all of the toritllas. Stack the tortillas on top of one another and top with the last tortilla. Wrap the tortilla stack in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12-24 hours to set up.
• Preheat a grill to medium heat. Cut the stack into 16 wedges. Using tongs, grill each wedge on all sides until it is warmed and grill marks appear.
• Serve with the dipping sauce and enjoy!

GARLIC-ONION TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• Add the garlic to a skillet over low heat with a little olive oil and cook until the garlic just squishes.
• Meanwhile, in a large skillet over medium heat, heat the canola oil. Add the onions and cook until lightly browned but not overly dark, about 5 minutes, stirring regularly. Add the butter and sugar and cook until the onions have thoroughly browned, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Add the roasted garlic, Parmesan, mayonnaise, cilantro and salt and pepper to taste and stir to combine. Remove from the heat, transfer to a medium bowl and set aside to cool. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours.
• Reserve one-third of the mixture in the refrigerator to use to make the dipping sauce. Evenly spread the remaining mixture on the top of 11 of the tortillas. Stack the tortillas on top of one another and top with the remaining tortilla. Wrap the tortilla stack in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 12 to 24 hours to set up.
• Preheat a grill to medium. Cut the stack into 16 wedges. Using tongs, grill each wedge on the cut sides until it's warmed and grill marks appear.
• Mix the reserved onion mixture with the balsamic vinegar to make a dipping sauce; season to taste. Serve the wedges with the dipping sauce.

HAM TORTILLA STACK

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese, mayo and salad dressing together till smooth, stir in green pepper, onion and olives.
• On a plate, place 1 tortilla, spread with about 1/2 Cup of cheese mixture and 1/7th of the ham.
• Repeat six times and top with last tortilla.
• Cover and chill 2 hours or over night, cut into wedges to serve.

ITALIAN TORTILLA STACKS

Steps:

• Brown ground beef until crumbly.
• Drain fat.
• Add spaghetti sauce mix, seasoned salt, tomatoes, tomato sauce, water and green chilies; blend thoroughly.
• Simmer slowly 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine ricotta and eggs; blend well.
• Spread mixture evenly on tortilla.
• Spread 1 cup of meat sauce in 12x8x2-inch baking dish.
• Place two cheese topped tortillas side by side in the dish.
• Spread 1/3 cup of meat mixture and 1/3 cup grated cheese over each.
• (I actually make this a single layer by filling in the areas with tortillas cut in half).
• Repeat until each stack contains 3-4 layered with meat sauce and cheese.
• Bake in 350°F oven for 30 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.