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Southwest Beef and Black Bean Tortilla Pie

Name: Southwest Beef and Black Bean Tortilla Pie
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4 wedges
Ingredients: 1 large flour tortilla; 3 large eggs; 250g low-fat cottage cheese; 250g lean ground beef, cooked; 150g black beans, cooked; 80g corn kernels; 100g light cheddar or pepper jack, shredded; 1 tbsp taco seasoning; as needed salsa, for serving

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A tex-mex spin on the tortilla pie, built with taco-seasoned beef, black beans and corn under the egg custard. Cuts like a frittata but eats like a casserole.

Per serving (1 wedge)

39g

Protein

415

Calories

23g

Carbs

18g

Fat

4 wedges15 min40 min

Ingredients

1large flour tortilla
3 largeeggs
9 ozlow-fat cottage cheese
9 ozlean ground beef, cooked
5 ozblack beans, cooked
3 ozcorn kernels
4 ozlight cheddar or pepper jack, shredded
1 tbsptaco seasoning
as neededsalsa, for serving

Steps

1
Preheat the oven to 180C (350F) and lightly grease a 23cm (9 inch) pie dish or springform pan.
2
Brown the ground beef with the taco seasoning in a pan, then drain any excess fat.
3
Press the tortilla into the bottom of the dish as a flat base, trimming any overhang.
4
Scatter the beef, black beans and corn evenly over the tortilla base, then sprinkle over half the cheese.
5
Blend or whisk the eggs and cottage cheese together until fairly smooth and pour over the filling.
6
Top with the remaining cheese.
7
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until the center is set and the top is golden.
8
Let rest for 10 minutes, slice into 4 wedges, and serve with salsa if you like.