Spicy Mexican Torte Recipes

SPICY MEXICAN TORTE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Grease a 9 inch pie plate.
• In a large skillet cook pork sausage, garlic, and green chilies, breaking up sausage into small pieces.
• In the bottom of the pie plate, layer two tortillas, 1/2 each of refried beans, sausage mixture, banana peppers, red peppers, and cheese. Repeat layers ending in tortillas and then cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Slice into pieces.

SPICY MEXICAN TORTE

Steps:

• Remove casings from sausage links. Cut sausages into 1/4-inch slices. Cook sausage, onions and garlic in 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until sausage is brown drain. Stir in chilis set aside. Heat oven to 400°. Grease pie plate, 10x1 1/2 inches. Place 2 tortillas in pie plate. Spread with half of the sausage mixture sprinkle with 1 cup of the cheese. Place 2 tortillas on cheese spread with beans. Place 2 tortillas on beans top with bell peppers. Place 2 tortillas on peppers spread with remaining sausage mixture. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup cheese. Cover and bake 40 minutes or until cheese is melted and center is hot. Cool 10 minutes before cutting. Serve with salsa.1 Serving: Calories 320 (Calories from Fat 100) Fat 11g (Saturated 4g) Cholesterol 35mg Sodium 1,030mg Carbohydrate 39g (Dietary Fiber 5g) Protein 21g.*16 corn tortillas (5 to 6 inches in diameter) can be substituted for the flour tortillas. Overlap 4 corn tortillas for each layer.From "Betty Crocker's Best of Healthy & Hearty Cooking." Text Copyright 1998 General Mills, Inc. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.