Name: Beef and Cheese Tortilla Towers
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: Ground Beef; salsa; black beans; ground cumin; whole wheat flour tortillas; reduced-fat shredded Mexican blend cheese; fresh cilantro; mangoes; cantaloupe; crushed red pepper

Preparation

Step 1

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef; cook 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 3/4-inch crumbles and stirring occasionally. Remove drippings. Stir in salsa, beans and cumin. Cook 3 to 5 minutes or until heated through and most of liquid has evaporated. Remove from heat.

Cooking Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed Ground Beef. Ground Beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160ºF. Color is not a reliable indicator of Ground Beef doneness.
Step 2

Heat oven to 350°F. Spray baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Place 2 tortillas in single layer on pan. Spoon generous 1/2 cup beef mixture on each tortilla; sprinkle each with 2 tablespoons cheese. Repeat layering of tortillas, beef mixture and cheese twice. Sprinkle remaining cheese over tops of tortilla towers. Cut 8 small stars from remaining tortilla with cookie cutter; arrange on towers. Bake in 350°F oven 12 to 15 minutes or until heated through and cheese melts.
Step 3

Meanwhile, combine salsa ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.
Step 4

Cut each tortilla tower into 4 wedges. Garnish with cilantro, if desired. Serve with fruit salsa.

Nutrition Information

Nutrition information per serving: 478 Calories; 117 Calories from fat; 13g Total Fat (7 g Saturated Fat; 3 g Monounsaturated Fat;) 91 mg Cholesterol; 1725 mg Sodium; 65 g Total Carbohydrate; 7.1 g Dietary Fiber; 39 g Protein; 4.8 mg Iron; 8.2 mg NE Niacin; 0.6 mg Vitamin B₆; 2.3 mcg Vitamin B₁₂; 7 mg Zinc; 18.4 mcg Selenium.

Nutrition Tip

This recipe is an excellent source of Dietary Fiber, Protein, Iron, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Zinc, and Selenium.

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