During family weekend, UNF parents showed off their cooking skills and made their college student’s favorite homemade recipe. I was a judge during the cook-off and am reviving “College Cooking with Lori” this week to display the recipe of the Best Overall winner.

Mexican Lasagna

Submitted by Jaime Hamilton, Mother of student Cynthia Hamilton

What you need:
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 8 oz. sour cream
• 1 small can Mexicorn
• 1 pkg. taco seasoning
• 1 16 oz. jar Newman’s Medium Pineapple Salsa
• 2 cups shredded sharp cheddar cheese
• 4 eight inch flour tortillas

Preparation:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown the beef and drain. Add the sour cream, mexicorn, taco seasoning and salsa to the cooked beef.

Stir. Place ½ to ¾ cup of this on bottom of 8×8 pan. Sprinkle with cheese (approx ½ cup). Place tortilla on top of cheese.

Continue layering beef mixture, cheese and tortilla. Top with cheese.

Bake for 30 minutes. Serve with sour cream and salsa. Enjoy!

Makes 4 to 5 servings.

Cost: About $13