Crock Pot Tex-mex €œlasagnaâ€?

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 medium onion (diced)
• 3/4 cup pitted black olives (sliced)
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can chili beans, in sauce drained (keep the sauce)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon soy sauce
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic paste
• 2 tablespoons cilantro leaves
• 4 large flour tortillas or 9 small flour tortillas
• 800 g grated sharp cheddar cheese
• 3/4 cup tomato juice
• sour cream (optional)

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, brown hamburger and onions until onions are tender.
• 2 add 1/2 cup olives, tomato sauce, chili beans, red pepper, soy sauce, garlic, and 1 tablespoon cilantro.
• 3 simmer 10 minutes.
• 4 remove from heat and drain excess fat.
• 5 meanwhile, lightly grease crockpot.
• 6 line bottom of crock pot with one layer of tortillas, cut as needed to fit crockpot size.
• 7 layer 1/3 meat mixture on top of tortilla layer.
• 8 top with 1/4 of the cheese.
• 9 repeat the layers twice and top with final tortilla layer.
• 10 spread final 200 grams of cheese over tortilla top.
• 11 mix reserved chili bean sauce and tomato juice.
• 12 pour over cheese layer.
• 13 sprinkle with remaining 1 tablespoon cilantro and 1/4cup olives.
• 14 cover and cook on high for 4 – 5 hours.
• 15 for added flavor make an "a la" with a dollop of sour cream .