Tortilla Casserole From Lhj

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Tortilla Casserole From Lhj Ingredients

Vegetable cooking spray	1/2 c Frozen corn; thawed
2 ts Vegetable oil; divided	1 ts Minced garlic
1 Red pepper; diced	2 tb Flour
1 Green pepper; diced	1 cn Evaporated skim milk; (12
15 oz Part-skim ricotta cheese	1 ts Salt
2 lg Eggs; lightly beaten	1/4 ts Freshly ground pepper
2 lg Egg whites; lightly beaten	6 Corn tortillas; cut in half
1 tb Pickled jalape?o chile;	Prepared salsa; optional
1 c Chopped onions

Instructions for Tortilla Casserole From Lhj

1. Heat oven to 350?F. Lightly coat a 1 1/2- or 2-quart casserole with vegetable cooking spray. Heat 1 teaspoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add peppers and cook 4 to 5 minutes until softened. Transfer to large bowl. Stir in ricotta cheese, eggs, egg whites and jalape?o. 2. Add remaining 1 teaspoon oil, onions, corn and garlic to same skillet; cook 4 to 5 minutes over medium heat, until onions are softened. Stir in flour; cook 1 minute. Add milk, salt and pepper; cook, stirring, 3 minutes, until thickened. Stir milk mixture into ricotta mixture until well blended. 3. Spread half the tortilla strips over bottom of prepared casserole. Top with half the ricotta mixture; repeat layering with remaining strips and filling. Bake 40 minutes, until lightly browned and firm in center. Serve with salsa, if desired. PER SERVING Calories 290 Total Fat 10 g Saturated Fat 4.5 g Cholesterol 95 mg Sodium 631 mg Carbohydrates 32 g Protein 19 g Notes: This savory, satisfying one-dish meal made with sweet peppers, corn and pickled jalape?o chile is loaded with flavor. But the biggest nutritional boost comes from the evaporated skim milk and ricotta, which supply nearly half of the recommended daily dose of calcium for women. Prep time: 35 minutes Baking time: 40 minutes Degree of difficulty: Easy Low-calorie Sent: Thursday, February 19, 1998 5:49 AM (C) Copyright 1998, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved. MC formatted using MC Buster 2.0d & SNT on 4/26/98 By LHJrecipe recipe mailing list [LHJRECIPE@MEDIA.TEAMNET.NET] on Thursday, February 19, 1998 5:49 AM Recipe by: LHJ ONLINE http://www.lhj.com Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by Barb at PK on Apr 26, 1998

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