Spicy Mexican Torte Recipes

Steps:

• Prepare 8 inch springform pan by greasing well.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• In large skillet cook pork and beef mixture.
• Remove meat and saute peppers, onions and garlic in same pan.
• In bottom of springform pan, layer tortilla, refried beands, meat mixture, green chilies, and sweet pepper and onion mixture.
• Top with cheese.
• Repeat layers until pan is full, ending with tortilla and cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
• Remove from oven and allow to sit for 10 minutes, loosen edges around pan and remove tart.
• Slice and serve topped with a dollop of sourcream.

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.

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.

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a 6-quart saucepot over medium-high heat. Add the onion and peppers and cook for 2 minutes or until tender-crisp, stirring occasionally.
• Stir in the tomato paste, corn, beans, tomatoes, broth and chicken and heat to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Serve topped with crushed tortilla chips or strips, if desired.

Steps:

• In a large skillet or frying pan, cook chorizo, onion and garlic over medium heat. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sausage is done. Drain off grease, stir in chilies and set aside.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Lightly grease a 10 inch pie plate.
• Place 2 tortillas in pie plate. Spread half of the sausage mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle with half of the cheese. Place 2 tortillas on top of cheese. Spread with beans. Place 2 tortillas on beans and place peppers on tortillas. Place 2 tortillas on top of peppers. Spread with remaining sausage mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Cover and bake in preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and bake 15 minutes more, or until cheese is melted and center is hot. Cool 10 minutes before cutting.