TEX-MEX LASAGNA

Ingredients:

1 pound ground beef

1 (16 ounce) can whole tomatoes, undrained and cut up

1 (1 1/8 ounce) package taco seasoning mix

1 1/3 cups FRENCH'S® French Fried Onions or FRENCH'S® Cheddar French Fried Onions

1 1/2 cups cream-style cottage cheese

2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

2 eggs, slightly beaten

12 (6-inch) flour or corn tortillas

1 medium tomato, chopped

1 cup shredded lettuce
Directions:

Heat oven to 350°F. Brown ground beef in large skillet; drain. Stir in canned tomatoes and taco seasoning. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 2/3 cup French Fried Onions. Combine cottage cheese, 1 cup Cheddar cheese and the eggs; set aside.

Overlap 3 tortillas in bottom of greased 2-quart baking dish. Overlap 6 tortillas around sides of dish. Spoon beef mixture evenly over tortillas; top with remaining 3 tortillas. Spoon cheese mixture over beef and tortillas. Bake, covered, 45 minutes or until cheese mixture is set.

Top with remaining Cheddar cheese and sprinkle remaining onions down center of casserole. Bake 5 minutes until onions are golden. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Just before serving arrange tomato and lettuce around edges of casserole.