Seven-Layer Pie (Appetizer)
Recipe: #15695
November 08, 2014
Categories: Beans, Cheese, Appetizers, Christmas, Game/Sports Day New Years, Oven Bake, No Eggs, Vegetarian, Kosher Dairy, more
"Works okay with reduced fat cheese if you desire cutting calories."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (254.4 g)
- Calories 321.3
- Total Fat - 8 g
- Saturated Fat - 3.8 g
- Cholesterol - 15.8 mg
- Sodium - 279 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 43.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 12.3 g
- Sugars - 6.1 g
- Protein - 21.3 g
- Calcium - 359.7 mg
- Iron - 3.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 43.1 mg
- Thiamin - 0.6 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In a large skillet, saute bell peppers, onion, chilies, cilantro, oregano, chili powder and cumin in olive oil 5 minute, or until vegetables are tender.
Step 2
Add juice and cook until liquid reduced to 1 1/2 cup.
Step 3
Combine black beans and half of juice mixture in a bowl, and stir well.
Step 4
Stir cannellini beans into other half of juice mixture.
Step 5
Drain excess fluid from either or both sets of beans if too watery, then set aside (a small amount of sauce with the beans is okay).
Step 6
In a different bowl, combine cheeses.
Step 7
Line a 9-inch pie plate with foil, letting 6 inches extend over opposite edge of pie plate.
Step 8
Repeat with a second sheet of foil at right angles to the first, and coat foil with nonstick cooking spray.
Step 9
Place 1 tortilla on bottom of pie plate, and spread with 1 cup canellini beans mixture, then sprinklie with 1/3 cup of the combined cheeses.
Step 10
Place tortilla over cheese, pressing gently; spread with 1 cup black beans mixture, then sprinklie with 1/3 cup of the cheeses.
Step 11
Alternate white and black bean layers, cheeses and tortillas for four more layers, ending with a black bean layer and the last tortilla.
Step 12
Fold foil pieces over the top of the pie, and fold together edges to seal.
Step 13
Bake at 325°F 40 minutes.
Step 14
Remove from oven, let stand covered 20 minutes, peel back foil.
Step 15
Slide pie onto a serving plate and cut into 8 wedges.
Tips
No special items needed.