We really liked this meal. I gave it a five because it is a good base recipe to work off of. If you want it to be more interesting, make your layers more interesting. Mine were as follows. 1st layer, bean mix topped with nacho jalepenos. 2nd layer, sour cream and salsa. 3rd layer, bean mix. 4th layer, fresh salsa puree (tomato, onion, cilantro, garlic, salt in food processor). Final top layer, cheese and olives. Baked 30 mins. Only used black beans and refried beans. Added a little tomato juice to thin out mix. Topped with lettuce and guacamole. Yum! A great quick and easy meal.

This was a great dish, I will defintely be making it again! I made a couple alterations though, I sauted some onion and garlic before adding the other ingredients. I also added can of diced tomatoes with chiles and some cayenne to spice it up a little more and used frozen corn instead of the canned.

Fantastic! I prepared this for a family dinner with a couple vegetarians in attendance. We planned to have mexican, but having vegetarians we were concerned what to make for them to enjoy. This went over very well. Not only did the veggies like it, everyone else really enjoyed it too.

For my tastes, this recipe was pretty bland. I did give it a second chance and this time I added another 1/2 Tbls. chili powder, a chopped onion, and, as another review suggested, layered salsa in the pie. It was much better, but still not too flavorful. I probably won't make it again, but it is good for people who like mild food or for young children.

Yum! I used the three cans of beans, half a larger can of black olives (quartered), the half-can of corn, no green or jalapeno peppers, maybe ½ tsp each of cumin and chili powder, about 2 tsp of taco seasoning, a few grinds of pepper, the 5 tortillas, 2 cups of Mexican blend cheese, and we served it with low-fat sour cream and homemade guacamole. :) I also added half a can of diced tomatoes with chilis (and all the juice from the can) so it wouldn't be dry. Instead of making it in a cake pan, I just lined a cookie sheet with a little cooking spray-sprayed foil and I stacked it there. The bean mixture was thick enough that it didn't ooze out all over and it actually looked quite nice. Fast, easy clean up, and my husband didn't complain about the lack of meat. A winner! Thanks so much for sharing, Adele!

After reading the reviews when I made this I mixed Newman's Own Black Bean & Corn salsa in with beans and all. It turned out Great.

We loved this! Even the meat eating members of the family agreed it was delicious. I didn't have any black beans so just used pinto and refried and did not mix the refried beans into the mixture, instead I divided about 1/3 of the cumin and chili powder and mixed in with the refried and then spread it over the tortilla layer, then put the other ingredients on. I also sauteed some onion and garlic with the green peppers in a pan before adding in the rest of ingredients. I ended up only using three layers of tortillas and more cheese and baked twice as long, it was amazing!

This was really good and easy. I only had 3 whole wheat tortillas, so I substituted corn tortillas for the top 2 layers (3 of the small ones make one layer). I forgot the refried beans at the store, but the other two cans were plenty. I also added half a can of tomato paste, just b/c I had it, and that was good for flavor and consistency. The cheese sort of hardens on top instead of melting...but it was still good!

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This recipe didn't do much for me. I added extra spices as recommended, but it still wasn't anything worth repeating for us.

This had too many beans for me. Next time I will omit the pinto beans and add some cubed chicken and a little cayenne pepper.

Yum. I made stuck to the recipe for this one, and it turned out pretty good. I did have to trim my tortillas to fit in the pan, and my pan was also a bit too shallow so it was a little higher than the dish, but it worked out. Served with sour cream and salsa. It simply tastes like a bean burrito.

Definately a keeper! Before I became a vegetarian I made a Enchilada Casserole that was pretty darn good. But this is even better! My husband didn't even miss the meat. He claims all vegetarian food tastes the same. I did alter the reciepe a bit. I added a cup on salsa to the bean mix since other reviews said it was a little dry. I only used a tsp of cumin and chopped up fresh cilantro, which I added to the beans right before layering it all together.

This was Excellent! The only change I made to the recipe was adding salsa to each lalyer and I used pepper jack cheese instead of chedder. I had a lot of filling left over and I used a little more than 1/4 cup on each layer, so this makes a ton of filling. That is ok since the others say it freezes well. Great recipe!

THIS DISH FREEZES WELL.

We thought this was really good but could use a little bit more spice.

I get 8 inch tortillas and then bake in an 8 inch cake pan. Works out great!