This is another recipe I have been making for years. You can serve it alone as an entree, or serve it with Mexican rice on the side. Total this recipe should cost about $13.00 for 3-4 servings.

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1 can red kidney beans
• 1/2 red onion
• 8 - 16 ounces shredding chedder or mexican blend cheese
• 1 can diced tomato - do not drain (with chilies added optional)
• 1 small can of tomato paste
• 1 packet of "Taco" seasoning or Cumin & Chili Powder to taste
• 6 - 8 small yellow or white corn tortillas
• 1 small container of sour cream
• Optional - small container of guacamole or 1 sliced avocado

1. Grate cheese, chop onion finely & drain/wash kidney beans
2. Brown ground beef in a skillet along with chopped onions
3. Add kidney beans to the skillet and cook for another 5 minutes
4. Add taco seasoning, tomato paste and diced tomato & mix into meat
5. Set meat & bean mixture aside
6. Microwave, or fry 2 tortillas until they are soft, about 30 seconds total
7. On a plate, stack ingredients as follows:

• 1 tortilla on bottom, then sprinkle a little cheese on it
• Add 1 scoop of meat mixture, and spread it evenly on tortilla
• Sprinkle more cheese on top of meat
• Add another tortilla
• Sprinkle cheese on the tortilla
• Add 1 scoop of meat mixture, and spread it evenly on tortilla
• Sprinkle more cheese, add 2 tablespoons of sour cream or guacamole

Substitutes:

• Black beans instead of Red Kidney beans (or use both!)
• Add corn, jalapenos or chilies

• Lite sour cream for regular sour cream
• You can use the onions raw as another layer on top of the meat mixture
• You can also add shredded lettuce in between the layers, but if you do this make sure the meat has cooled for 5 - 10 minutes so the lettuce does not wilt
• You can also use different cheeses that are more spicy like Pepper Jack, or more traditional mexican cheeses like Cojita

For this recipe, a serving size should be 2 tortillas per person with ingredients added as listed. Overall, this recipe should contain less than 60 carbs per serving.

I hope you like this recipe- Ms. Sooz