Mexican Lasagna

So this recipe is made for one of those large aluminum cooking trays (The really big ones)

But I made it in a casserole dish. Which leaves you extra rice and a slight heart attack thinking everything else wont fit... hahaha but the cheese on the top holds everything in just nicely :)

I thought you'd like to see what is looked like under the cheese :)

( Gluten Free, Soy Free ) Special Thanks to Thepioneerwoman.com

Ingredients:
4 cups Uncooked Rice
6 cups Chicken Broth
4 Tomatoes
2 Onions
8 Cloves of Garlic (I know it sounds like a lot but I promise its good)
Butter
Sour Cream
Taco Seasoning (You can either use some premade or make it with 3 Tablespoons Chili Powder, 1 1/2 Tablespoons Paprika, 1 1/2 Tablespoons Cumin and salt and pepper for taste with 4-6 ounces of water)
1 Can Pinto Beans NOT drained (or your favorite kind of beans, I used 2 cans)
Ground Beef about 2lbs
16 oz Salsa Verde ( if you use flour tortillas this is fine... corn tortillas come out more dry I would get 2 16oz)
2 16 oz Mexican mix cheese
Flour/Corn Tortillas
16 oz Enchilada Sauce
2 cans corn
Cilantro (some people don't like it so if you do add it to the rice mixture)

Directions
Preheat your oven to 375
Prepare rice with 6 cups of Chicken Broth add salt if needed.
Chop up Tomatoes, onions, and garlic. Saute in pan with a tablespoon or 2 of butter. ( I like 2T)
Add Taco Seasoning (Or if you are making it add chili powder, paprika, cumin and salt and pepper and 4-6 oz water) To meat and brown.
Once Onion mixture is ready add cans of undrained beans into it. Mix and remove from heat. When Rice is finished add mixture into rice and stir.
In a casserole dish or in a large aluminum dish spread salsa verde (if you are using flour tortillas add half of the bottle to bottom of dish if you are using corn tortillas add the whole bottle)
Then lay down a layer of tortillas to cover bottom. Overlapping is just fine.
Add a layer of rice on top and then half of the cheese on top of that.
Add another layer of tortillas on top of cheese and pour the Enchilada sauce on top of it.
Add a ground beef, and then the corn. Put another layer of rice and then tortillas. Put either the remainder of the salsa verde or the other jar on top and then top off with the rest of the cheese. It looks like it will be a mess but the cheese will hold it together. I put the Casserole dish on top of a dray and then placed it into the oven. Cook 375 for about 25-35 minutes or until the cheese is hardened and beginning to brown.

 Let cool a little and serve with sour cream :)