Kids Cooking - Mexican Lasagna

Lighten your workload while keeping those little hands busy! Try this delicious meal/lesson out Tonight!

Ingredients:

1 pound (1\2 kg) ground sirloin, chicken or turkey
1 onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp (30 ml) Mexican chili powder
1 tbsp (15 ml) ground cumin
1 tsp (5 ml) ground coriander
1\2 tsp (2.5 ml) ground cardamom
1 tsp (5 ml) garlic powder
1 tsp (5 ml) ground ginger
1 tbsp (15 ml) freshly cracked black pepper
1\2 tsp (2.5 ml) salt
1 cup water

1 cup (250 ml) salsa
1 cup (250 ml) mixed shredded cheese (such as medium cheddar and mozzarella)
6 large corn tortillas, halved

Instructions:

Heat a large non-stick skillet over high heat fry the beef until browned (5 minutes)

Add the onion and stir scraping the bottom of the pan to remove bits of beef

Add the garlic and all of the spices and stir to coat

Add the water and bring to a boil

Reduce heat to simmer and allow all of the water to cook down to a thick sauce (5 minutes)

Set aside to cool


Kids Work Station:

Line up 3 bowls beside the halved tortillas

Fill one with salsa, one with cheese and one with beef

Call your child and hand them a 8 x 8 baking dish

Instruct your child to spread some salsa in the bottom of the pan and cover it with tortilla shells

By first lining up the flat side of the shell with the flat side of the pan to cover the salsa completely

Then cover the shells with half of the beef and a little cheese

Repeat the process beginning with the salsa and leaving the top covered with most of the cheese

This recipe can be used successfully with most children aged 5 and up

Pictured below prepared by my 9 year old and topped with her own new special guacamole recipe and some chopped cilantro