Cinco de Mayo is a celebration held on May 5 to commemorate the Mexican Army’s unlikely victory over French forces in 1862 during the Battle of Puebla. The holiday has become associated with the celebration of Mexican-American culture and the delicious food.
Here’s a simple yet scrumptious dish to make – a Mexican “lasagna” of sorts. But the recipe doesn’t use pasta; flour tortillas are used instead! Also, it’s layered with cheddar or Monterrey Jack cheese and sour cream instead of mozzarella and ricotta, and chunky salsa instead of tomato sauce.
Great for parties and a Cinco de Mayo celebration, this Mexican lasagna will be sure to wow your family or guests.
Cinco de Mayo Mexican Lasagna
Ingredients:
1 pound extra lean ground beef
1 packet Old El Paso Taco Seasoning Mix
8-10 Old El Paso flour tortillas
1 cup sour cream
1 can diced tomatoes (you can find one made for chili)
1 red onion, chopped
10 mushrooms, chopped
1 red pepper, chopped
1 cup black beans (optional)
2 cups shredded cheese blend (cheddar, Monterrey Jack)
Juice of ½ lime
½ cup chopped cilantro, some to top
2 tablespoons Old El Paso salsa
Method
On medium heat, cook and crumble ground beef until no longer pink. Add in taco seasoning, onion, mushrooms, pepper until soft. Add cilantro and lime juice. Add beans if desired. Add a little water if too dry.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spread the two tablespoons of salsa along the bottom of a 9×12 inch roasting pan or casserole dish.
Line the bottom with tortillas. Add beef taco mix. Spoon some of the sour cream over beef and spread. Sprinkle some of the cheese mix.
Continue until you are done with all the layers. Cover with lid or tin foil. Bake for about 30 minutes or until cheese is melted.
Allow to cool for a couple of minutes. Then slice and serve.
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173 Comments
We make tacos it’s their products.
Normally we just have Old El Paso tacos – from the kit. We need to work on being a bit more food adventurous!
We make tacos
I usually make tacos!
we make tacos
We make tacos and bean and cheese burritos.
We made fajitas!
I make Tacos with my Old El Paso products. I also use the cheese sauce quite often to top my broccoli and my nachos snacks..
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we usually make tacos
We make soft tacos.
Rice, vegetables and beans
I like making tacos salads
We cook with Ol El Paso products year round
We didn’t get it together this year to celebrate, but we do enjoy tacos with Old El Paso’s crunchy hard taco shells once a week/once every two weeks. They’re a staple in the dinner rotation!
It would be terrific to
win a $250 Walmart Gift Card
and some Old El Paso Products.
In response to your question of
What do you normally cook with
Old El Paso products for Cinco de Mayo?
I don’t usually celebrate Cinco de Mayo
but if i was going to i would make some Tacos.
Thank you for having this contest.
We usually make taco’s with lots of toppings to choose from.
We love to make tacos!
I Make a kind of Mexican lasagna with soft tacos.
Like to make soft tacos.
Tacos!
we make tacos!
We love making tacos!
We usually just cook chicken fajitas or beef tacos with old el paso products. We haven’t gotten too adventurous and usually stick to our favourites.
I am loving the little taco bowls – they are fun and easy to use – you can add whatever you want!
Truthfully I have never heard of it before, but I will be googling it now that I have heard about it. We eat Tacos twice a week Thank you for the chance.
I love making layered nachos with cheese, refried beans, jalapenos, and salsa!
Tacos with the wonderful kits they have available!!!
Oh yum! Your lasagna looks delicious! Lol… I normally just make tacos.
Lasagna would be great!
Love to make tacos!
tacos and fajitas , my kids love taco nights
I usually make soft tacos with fresh made guac, Old El Paso salsa, mango (trust me, it’s so good!) and either chicken or seitan as the protein
I use their seasoning for beef soft tacos.
We are taco junkies!!!
I make the best chicken enchiladas!
I love making fajitas
Yum!! This meal looks great.
That looks delicious! I love their products. I especially love making enchiladas.
We enjoy enchiladas with lots of sauce and cheese.
we would have tacos and nachos
Nachos!!
We do tacos always a family fave.
I make enchiladas with Old El Paso. So flavorful
I would make soft tacos for my family.
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I love Old El Paso Fajita kits.
I like to make chili, tacos and burritos
My go-to is usually tacos, fajitas and nachos!
Our go to recipe with Old El Paso products is tacos! We love tacos!