tortilla

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Spoon approximately? of the bean mixture onto tortilla, add? cup of cheese, roll and place in a 9x13 pan.

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  1. noun A thin disk of unleavened bread made from masa or wheat flour and baked on a hot surface.

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  • My threesome included a chicken taco on a soft flour tortilla, a shredded beef taco on a crispy corn tortilla and a specialty fish taco on a soft tortilla.
  • Almost every culture has something like the tortilla: a quick, simple flatbread designed to be filled in some way to make a portable, filling meal.
  • (Crispy matzoh tortilla, achiote-smoked sea bass salad, and horseradish-jalapeño salsa)
  • Spoon another few tablespoons of the sauce over the tortilla, then top with a third each of the pepperoni, black olives and jalapeno slices. —  Weekend Mixtape
  • Top with a final tortilla, a bit more sauce and the reserved cheese. —  Weekend Mixtape
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  1. American Spanish, diminutive of Spanish torta, cake, from Late Latin, a kind of bread.

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  1. Spanish, dim, of torta, a tart: see tort, tart.
 

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/tɑrˈtiljə/
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