Layered Tortilla Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 3 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 1/2 cups prepared salsa
• 12 corn tortillas
• 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack pepper cheese, divided use
• 1 (7 ounce) can diced mild green chilies, undrained, divided use
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 (8 3/4 ounce) can creamed corn
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon minced fresh oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• chopped cilantro
• prepared salsa

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 spray 9-by-13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray; set aside.
• 3 heat oil in medium skillet on medium-high heat.
• 4 add onion and garlic; cook until onion is softened.
• 5 remove from heat and stir in salsa.
• 6 place 6 tortillas in bottom of baking dish.
• 7 top with half cheese and half canned chilies.
• 8 top with onion-garlic-salsa mixture.
• 9 cut remaining 6 tortillas into fourths and place on top.
• 10 place remaining cheese and chilies on top.
• 11 in large bowl, whisk eggs, buttermilk, corn, salt, pepper, oregano and cumin.
• 12 pour over top of casserole.
• 13 using fork, lift and jiggle some of the top layer of tortillas, so some egg mixture drizzles down.
• 14 bake in preheated oven 45 to 50 minutes or until top is set and browned.
• 15 let rest 15 minutes.
• 16 if desired, garnish with fresh cilantro and tomato salsa.