Mexican tortilla bake

Name: Mexican tortilla bake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tbsp olive oil; 2 large onions, chopped; 500g/1lb 2oz beef mince; 1 mild red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 1 red pepper, deseeded and diced; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 1 tbsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 1–2 tbsp mango chutney; 2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes; 1 small bunch fresh coriander, chopped; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 large flour tortilla wraps; 250g/9oz full-fat mascarpone; 100g/3½oz mozzarella, grated; 100g/3½oz cheddar

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:2h

This all-in-one dish is so quick to make. Think Mexican lasagne using ready-made tortillas instead of sheets of pasta. Utterly delicious and very moreish! For this recipe you will need a 1.5 litre/2½ pint wide-based (preferably round), shallow ovenproof dish.

Updated at: Wed, 17 Dec 2025 16:05:37 GMT