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Mexican Florentine Casserole

Submitted By : Carolyn Russell Maddox
Serves : 6
Prep. Time : 1:30

2 cans OR 4 cups refried beans
8 white cheese slices - white American OR Pepper Jack
8 flour OR corn tortillas - 8" diameter
1 jar salsa OR 1 can diced tomatoes with chilis
8 oz. cottage cheese
8 oz. spinach - fresh OR frozen
shredded Mexican blend cheese - to top
corn chips OR tortilla chips

-Prepare 8 bean burritos using all of the refried beans and one slice cheese on each tortilla.
-In a greased 8" X 8" X 5" casserole dish, layer ingredients evenly into dish as follows:
1.) ½ jar of salsa OR canned tomatoes with chilis
2.) 4 bean burritos
3.) cottage cheese
4.) raw OR frozen spinach leaves
5.) 4 bean burritos
6.) 1/2 jar of salsa OR canned tomatoes with chilis
7.) sprinkle lightly with shredded cheese.
8.) press corn chips OR tortilla chips down into casserole, along the outer edges and in the crevices between the burritos.
-Bake in 350 degree oven for 1 hour.
-Cut into squares like lasagna, and serve hot.

NOTES: Go loco and add a garnishing dollop of sour cream and/or guacamole, or garnish with a fresh slice of avocado.