Enchilada Pie

This is a super easy, super fast, super fun way to make cheater enchiladas that was introduced to our family when I was making a birthday dinner for a missionary serving in our ward (birthdays are kind of a big deal to us) When asked what he wanted for his birthday dinner, this was his answer, and since I'd never made enchilada pie before, I called his mom and got the recipe.  I was a little nervous. I don't like corn tortilla's, but this was a HUGE hit (we ate almost two whole 9 in. pies that night between 4 adults).

Yields 1 pie (9 in. cake pan) Serves 4-6 depending on appetites (I doubled the recipe when making it for the missionaries)

Ingredients:

(1) can of mild enchilada sauce
(1) lb ground beef
(1) 8 oz can of tomato sauce
about 2 1/2 cups of cheese (definitely more than one regular sized bag though for us)
8 corn tortilla's (the small ones.  I don't know if they make them any bigger than what I found but they came in a pack of 30 and were about 6 in. in diameter)
Optional:  1/4 cup of chopped green onions and a small can of cut olives

Directions:

1) Brown hamburger meat then pour the enchilada sauce and tomato sauce into the pan with the meat.  Stir and let simmer until all the ingredients are warmed

2) In a round cake pan, lay out 4 tortilla's to cover the base of the pan as best as you can

3) cover the tortilla's with a layer of the meat and sauce mixture, then cover that layer with cheese (I used a LOT, like you would on a pizza, but use however much floats your boat)

4) repeat steps 2 and 3 once more

5) Sprinkle olives and green onions over the top, then bake for 30 minutes at 350 degrees (I served these on the side since I don't like them)

Serve Hot! I also served Uncle Ben's Spanish rice with it as a filler, and it was a huge hit.  Enjoy!!!