Burrito Pie **Edited**

My friend Jennifer and fellow PAP, shared her recipe for Burrito Pie with me a couple weeks ago. I tried it tonight and it was yummy.

For those who are interested, here's the recipe:

Burrito Pie

2 lbs ground beef (I used ground turkey)
1 med onion, chopped
2 cloves minced garlic
2 ozs black olives, sliced
1 - 4 oz. can chopped green chile's
1 - 10 oz. can diced tomatoes with green chile's
1 - 16 oz. jar taco sauce
2 - 16 oz. cans refried beans
12 - 8 inch flour tortillas
9 ozs shredded cheese (I used Fiesta blend cheese)

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

In a large skillet begin browning meat. After browning for about 5 minutes, add onion and garlic. Brown for another 5 minutes and then stir in add black olives, green chile's, tomatoes, taco sauce and refried beans. Simmer for 15 minutes or until meat is completely browned.

In a 9X13 casserole dish, spread a thin layer of the meat mixture. Cover with a layer of tortillas, spread another layer of the meat mixture and sprinkle with cheese. Layer 2 more times and finish with meat mixture and cheese.

Bake for 20-30 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and just starting to brown.

This casserole could easily be made ahead of time, stored in the refrigerator and baked the next day.

**Edit**
Dave didn't get to try any of the Burrito Pie last night, but took some in his lunch today. Apparently, he wasn't as thrilled with it as I was. Since it was the refried beans that he didn't like, next time I'm going to omit the refried beans and replace them with whole black and/or pinto beans.