Taco Lasagna

2 lbs lean ground beef
2 pkgs taco seasoning mix
4 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 c water
18 corn tortillas
1 24. oz jar salsa
1 c. sliced green onion
1 16 oz. container of sour cream ( I used light)
1 1/2 c shredded cheddar cheese
1 1/2 c shredded Monterey Jack cheese

Place ground beef in a large deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain. Season with taco seasoning, garlic and water. Simmer 10 minutes.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
Place 6 tortillas into the dish spread out to cover the bottom. One at each corner and two in the middle. Spread 1/3 of the salsa on top of the tortillas. SPread 1/2 of the meat mixture evenly over the salsa. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the green onions. Drop 1/2 of the sour cream randomly around on the onions and gently spread. Top with 1/2 cup of cheddar and 1/2 cup of the Jack cheese. Repeat, tortillas then salsa, then meat, then green onion, then sour cream, then 1/2 cup of each cheese. Top with 6 more tortillas, spread remaining salsa and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake in the preheated oven for 30-45 minutes until all cheeses are melted. Let set for 5 minutes before serving.

****Four stars for taste - it was yummy!
****Ease of preparation- some might give it 3 because of all the steps.
**** My kid friendly - they ate it pretty good!

This has wonderful flavor. I thought that two packets of taco seasoning was a little much but my entire family disagreed. You can adjust how spicy it is by using different salsas and if you want to you could add 1/2 tsp of cayenne pepper and 1 tbsp of chili powder but I already had medium salsa that was pretty hot. To make it milder, using less taco seasoning and mild sauce. The only complaint that my kids had was that I used a chunky salsa and they don't like to actually see the chunks of tomato. Had I blended the salsa before assembly so their were no chunks they would have had no complaints. We served this with sweet yellow corn (frozen variety) on the side. It does fill a 9x13 pan so if you wanted to have a 9x9 instead you could cut the recipe in half.