Fiesta Lasagna

I'm a sucker for recipes on the back of product packages. Some of them sound like the manufacturer just tried to crowbar their product into the ingredient list, while others have some talented recipe developers in their test kitchens creating great dishes. This recipe, for the most part, is brought to you by the folks at Kraft Foods. Many times I'll be inspired to create something new from these recipes, while other times I'll just tweak the ingredients just a little, this is one of those times. The original recipe was too fat and calorie heavy for me so I trimmed it up a bit by simply replacing a few of the ingredients with low or fat free alternatives. This is a perfect weekday dinner and tastes just as good heated up the next day for a workday lunch.

Ingredients
1 lb. extra lean ground beef
1 package taco seasoning mix
3 ten inch flour tortillas -- sometimes marked burrito size.
1 cup of salsa
15 oz. can of fat free refried beans
1.5 cups of reduced fat Mexican style shredded cheese blend

Directions

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Brown meat in a large skillet and drain any excess fat.
• Stir in 3/4 cups of the salsa and taco seasoning mix. If the mixture seems too dry add 1 or 2 Tablespoons of water.
• Simmer on low heat for 10 minutes stirring occasionally.
• Spray the bottom of a 10 inch baking dish or pie pan with cooking spray.
• Spread 1/4 cup of the remaining salsa on the bottom of the baking dish and cover with one of the tortillas.
• Spread 1/2 of the refried beans on the tortilla and top with 1/2 cup of meat mixture and 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Cover with the second tortilla and repeat by layering 1/2 of the refried beans on the tortilla and top with 1/2 cup of meat mixture and 1/2 cup of cheese.
• Cover with the third tortilla and top with remaining meat and cheese.
• Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Remove foil and let stand 5 minutes before serving. It is important to let it rest those 5 minutes so it's easier to cut.
• Serve as is or with your favorite taco toppings such as red onions, shredded lettuce, black olives and light sour cream.

Servings
6 slices

A Broken Oven Tip
This is a perfect make ahead dish. Assemble it in the morning and pop in the oven when dinner time arrives.