Mexican Party Casserole

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 48 ounces refried beans
• 20 ounces tortilla chips
• 1 bunch fresh cilantro
• 1 (15 ounce) can olives (black)
• 1 (15 ounce) can corn
• 1 package cherry tomatoes
• 2 yellow bell peppers (or any color really)
• 32 ounces mild salsa
• 3 avocados (black skinned kind, ripe)

Recipe

• 1 equipment: 2 deep lasagne pans.
• 2 on the bottom of each pan, spread a layer or two of chips, flattening as needed.
• 3 i used about 5 oz of the chips in each pan.
• 4 drop spoonfuls of refried beans atop the chips layer, using 16 oz in each pan.
• 5 once you've got all of the spoonful drops down, use the back of the spoon to spread the refried beans around more evenly.
• 6 pour 8 oz salsa over each pan, and spread about.
• 7 over each pan, crumble 2.5 oz of chips.
• 8 layer 7.5 oz of the corn in each pan.
• 9 chop up the bell peppers, and layer them evenly in the 2 pans.
• 10 chop up the avocadoes and olives, and layer them evenly in the pans.
• 11 chop up the cilantro, and sprinkle it over the pans.
• 12 using the remaining refried beans, drop spoonfuls atop the pans, and spread them around.
• 13 (they won't cover the whole surface; that's ok).
• 14 spread the remaining salsa in a thin layer across the top of each pan.
• 15 chop the cherry tomatoes, and sprinkle those over the top of each pan.
• 16 crumble the rest of the chips, and sprinkle those over the top.
• 17 bake at 450 degrees for about 1/2 hour, maybe more (keep an eye on it after the first 20 minutes as ovens can vary); i turn the oven off once the top layer of chips is lightly browned and a forkful swiped out of the bottom of the pan is hot.
• 18 (note- don't worry too much about the quantities of ingredients; this is not a recipe where precision matters. if you have more or less of something, it'll still taste good).
• 19 enjoy!