Enchilada Torte

Here's a fun recipe from my family cookbook. It came from my great-aunt's daughter....so...some kind of cousin but I'm not sure if she's a second or third or removed or what. I never can keep that stuff straight. Anyway.....this was so good.....and a BIG hit in our house! It was really fun and different. I tweaked the recipe a little bit to suit our tastes but it's essentially the same as the original. Yummy! You can use homemade enchilada sauce or use store bought..whatever floats your boat. I used Trader Joe's brand which I had never used before but really liked. Long story short: make it, eat it...enjoy!

Enchilada Torte



1 pound ground beef
Salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 cup onion ~ diced
1 1/2 cups enchilada sauce ~ divided use
1 4-ounce can diced green chilies
3 flour tortillas
1/2 cup sour cream
1 tablespoon taco mix
1 4-ounce can sliced black olives
3 cups shredded cheddar cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Brown ground beef with diced onion, salt, pepper and chili powder.

Stir in 1 cup of the enchilada sauce. 

Mix sour cream with taco mix.

Place a flour tortilla in the bottom of a spring form pan.

Place half of the meat mixture on top, then half the sour cream mixture, half the olives, and 1 cup of the cheese .

Top with another flour tortilla and repeat with remaining meat mixture, remaining sour cream mixture, olives and another cup of cheese.

Place the last flour tortilla on top and pour remaining 1/2 cup of enchilada sauce over the top then sprinkle with remaining 1 cup of cheese. 

Bake for about 20 minutes until warmed through and cheese has melted. Allow to set for 5 minutes before slicing.

Here's the line-up!

Brown the ground beef and onion 

together with the seasonings.

Then pour in 1 cup of the enchilada 

sauce and the green chilies and stir.

Mix the sour cream with the taco seasoning.

Start layering. Place a flour tortilla 

in the bottom of a springform pan or

 deep dish pie plate. Then add half of 

the ground beef mixture, half the sour 

cream mixture, half the olives and 1 cup of the cheese.

Add another tortilla and the rest 

of the ground beef mixture, sour cream 

mixture, olives and another cup of cheese.

Add one more flour tortilla and 

pour the remainder of the enchilada 

sauce over it then sprinkle with 

remaining cheese. Bake it up for 

about 20 -30 minutes until heated 

through. Allow to set for about 5

 minutes before slicing.

So delicious!!!