Hot N Spicy Salsa Chicken Lasagna Recipes

SPICY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Cook garlic over medium-high heat for 30 seconds. Add chicken and mushrooms and cook until the chicken is no longer pink and the mushrooms are tender and all liquid is evaporated. Remove from heat; set aside.
• Combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, oregano, and crushed red pepper in a large bowl.
• Combine pasta sauce, tomato sauce, the water, Italian seasoning, and ground pepper in another large bowl.
• To assemble, spread 1/2 cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 5- to 6-quart oval slow cooker. Top with four of the noodles, breaking and overlapping as necessary to fit. Add one third of the chicken mixture, 1 cup of the pasta sauce, one third of the cheese mixture. Top with four noodles and repeat other layers twice.
• Cover and cook on low-heat setting for 3 3/4 hours. Top with the remaining 1/2 cup pasta sauce and Parmesan. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes before serving.
• To serve, cut the lasagna into eight portions. If desired, sprinkle each serving with basil.

SPICY CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Place pepper halves over fire or on broiler pan rack, cut sides down. Broil or char until skins are mostly charred. Remove peppers to a saucepan, cover and let stand 10 minutes.
• Pull charred skin from peppers (some will remain), then cut peppers in 1 1/2-inch pieces.
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Have a 9 x 13-inch baking dish ready.
• Spread 1/4 cup salsa over bottom of baking dish. Top with 3 noodles placed crosswise, leaving 1 inch between each.
• Whisk sour cream, milk, egg and flour in a medium bowl until blended (mixture will be thin). Pour 2/3 cup sauce over the noodles to cover. Scatter chicken, then 1/4 cup cilantro over top. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese and dot with 2 tablespoons salsa. Cover with 3 more noodles and another 2/3 cup sauce. Top with yellow peppers, 1/2 cup cheese, the corn and 1/4 cup cilantro. Top with 3 more noodles and the remaining sauce, salsa and cheese. Cover with foil.
• Bake 40 to 45 minutes until noodles are tender. Let stand, covered, for 10 minutes. Uncover and sprinkle with remaining cilantro.

WEEKNIGHT MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 1/2 cup of salsa on the bottom of the prepared baking dish and cover with a layer of corn tortillas. Tear tortillas to fit any empty spaces and cover entire bottom of pan.
• Spread tortillas with 1/2 of the refried beans. Top beans with corn kernels, 1 cup of salsa, and 1 cup of Mexican cheese. Add a layer of corn tortillas. Cover tortilla layer with remaining refried beans, chicken, 1 cup of salsa, and 1 cup of Mexican cheese. Add a layer of corn tortillas. Pour remaining salsa over top of tortillas and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven, 20 to 25 minutes.