Categories: Meats, Main dish, Casseroles, Mexican, Microwave 
      Yield: 4 servings 
  
      1 lb Lean ground beef round 
      1 T  Instant minced onion 
      1    Clove garlic, peeled and 
           -crushed 
      1 t  Pepper 
  2 1/2 t  Chili powder 
    2/3 c  Water 
      8 oz Can tomato sauce 
      2 c  Sharp Cheddar cheese, 
           -shredded 
    1/4 t  Salt 
      6    Tortillas or taco shells 
  
  1. Crumble beef into a shallow, 2 1/2-quart, heat-resistant, non- metallic 
  casserole. Sprinkle meat with minced onion and crushed garlic. 
  2. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 5 minutes. Stir oc- casionally to 
  break 
  up meat. 
  3. Drain excess fat. Add pepper, chili powder, water and tomato sauce. Stir 
  to combine. Heat, uncovered, 4 minutes in Microwave Oven. 
  4. Alternately layer tortillas, meat sauce and cheese in a round-1 
  1/2-quart, 
  heat-resistant, non-metallic casserole. Last layer should be cheese. 
  5. Heat, covered, in Microwave Oven 7 to 9 minutes or until cheese is 
  melted.