Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 1/2 pounds ground turkey or ground sirloin
- 1 zucchini
- 2 carrots, peeled
- 1 onion, peeled
- 3 cloves garlic, peeled
- 3 tablespoons chili powder, 3 palm fulls
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin, 2/3 palm full
- 1 tablespoon coriander, a palm full
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cup beef stock
- 6 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 3 cups shredded Chihuahua cheese or Monterey Jack
- 4 scallions, chopped
- 2 hearts romaine lettuce, chopped
- 3 plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
- 3 cups prepared cheesecake filling (recommended: Philly brand)
- 2 very ripe bananas with spotty skins
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 6 individual graham cracker crusts
- Whipped cream
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
Heat a large high sided skillet over medium-high heat with 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add the meat and brown, 5 minutes. While meat browns, grate the zucchini and carrots with a box grater. Add the vegetables to the meat and grate in the onion and garlic. Season the meat with chili, cumin, coriander, salt and pepper and cook 7 to 8 minutes more to soften vegetables. Stir in beef stock. Grease a 8 by 13-inch baking pan with vegetable oil. Layer in 3 overlapping flour tortillas and top with 1/3 meat, 1/3 cheese. Repeat the layers twice and bake 10 to 12 minutes to brown cheese. Top with scallions, lettuce and tomatoes, cut into squares and serve.
While Tacosagna cooks, make dessert. Place cheesecake filling in bowl and mash in 2 really ripe bananas, season with cinnamon and stir in honey. Fill the crust tins and when you are ready to serve top with a swirl of whipped cream.
Photo: Tacozagna and Banana Cheesecakes Recipe

















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By Quietshen
Sierra Nevada, CA
on May 12, 2013
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This is another of my favorite recipes. This is a good, lower-calorie meal if you use turkey and less cheese. It is great for kids as the flavors hide the vegetables.
By feesha1972
St. Louis, MO
on February 10, 2013
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Whenever either of my kids have a friend spend the night, we make this dish and put the kids to work grating the veggies and cheese. They love eating something they helped make. More than once, I have been asked for the recipe by parents because it was all their kids talked about.
By reveal_yourself
Lufkin, TX
on January 01, 2013
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I loved having the carrot and zucchini grated in because you (and your kids get extra veggies without tasting them. I just think the seasoning needs to be tweaked a bit, as I found it to be bland. Plus it was a bit soggy for my taste.
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