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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 35 minutes, Preparation Time - 25 minutes

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a deep dish pie plate; set aside. | 2. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown the ground beef and onion until beef is no longer pink; drain fat. Return to the heat and push the meat and onion to the sides of the pan. Add the garlic to the center of the pan and cook briefly. Stir the beef and onion together with the garlic. | 3. Stir in the tomato sauce, tomato paste, cumin, chili powder and salt to taste. Mix well and allow to thicken slightly. | 4. Spoon a thin layer of the beef mixture onto the bottom of the pie plate. Begin layering the tortilla, beef mixture, then cheese, ending with a final layer of cheese on the top. | 5. Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and lightly browned. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
beef	1 1/2	pounds	ground lean	795.6018	0.0	156.8764	18.292
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic	2	cloves	minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
tomato sauce	1	can		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	1	can		139.4	32.147	7.343999999999999	0.799
cumin	1	teaspoon	ground	7.875	0.929	0.374	0.4677
chili powder	2	teaspoons		15.228	2.6838	0.7268	0.7711
salt	to taste			-	-	-	-
flour tortilla	4			-	-	-	-
cheddar cheese	2	cups	shredded	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.