Mexican Casserole

Doug was interested in a Mexican casserole cooked in a Dutch oven for a Boy Scout Court of Honor. I cooked up this casserole:

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup sweet onion, chopped
• 1 bell pepper, chopped
• 2 pounds of chicken (either diced or ground chicken, or even ground beef)
• 1 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, rinsed and drained 
• 1 (15-ounce) can corn, drained 
• 16 ounces salsa (I used Picante Medium)
• 12 ounces Queso con Salsa 
• 8 ounces cheddar, shredded
• 16 four-inch corn tortilla (for 3 meat layers)
  
  

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 with dutch oven inside
2. Saute onions and green peppers for 5 minutes or so until tender.
3. Add chicken into same pan, cook through (5 minutes or so.) Mix in spices.
4. Place chicken and cooked veggies into a large bowl, stir beans, and corn. 
5. Mix in 8 ounces of salsa, 8 ounces of queso.
6. Cut 8 of the tortillas into half.
7. Remove dutch oven from stove.
8. Ladle about 4 ounces of salsa onto the bottom of the pan. Add a large scoop of the chicken mix, spreading around. 
9. Assemble the casserole with 3 more layers of meat mixture.
   
   1. Place two complete tortilla and 4 half tortilla pieces over sauce covering most of the pan.
   2. Ladle 1/3 of the remaining chicken mix over the tortillas. Sprinkle with 1/4 of cheese.
   3. Place two complete tortilla and 4 half tortilla pieces over sauce covering most of the chicken mix.
   4. Ladle 1/2 of the remaining chicken mix over the tortillas. Sprinkle with 1/3 of remaining cheese.
   5. Place two complete tortilla and 4 half tortilla pieces over sauce covering most of the chicken mix.
   6. Ladle the remaining chicken mix over the tortillas. Sprinkle with 1/2 of remaining cheese.
   7. Place two complete tortilla and 4 half tortilla pieces over sauce covering most of the chicken mix.
10. Spread a couple ounces of remaining queso, and remaining salsa over top of tortillas. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. 
11. Bake at 350 for 30 minutes or so until cheese is melted and bubbly.
12. Serve with sliced avocados and other toppings such as diced tomatoes, sour cream, or olives.

Carole's Notes:

I liked this!
I think tit will make up about 8 to 10 servings, depending on what else you serve with it.
The recipe is adapted from  https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/mexican-lasagna-recipe-1915752
I made a mini version with 3 tortillas for my dinner in a small 4" dish, and cooked mine in the microwave for about 3.4 minutes. (I only ate half for dinner.)