Mexicanlasagnainnotime Recipes

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Stir in beans, chilies, taco seasoning and hot salsa., In a greased 13x9-in. baking dish, layer a third of the noodles and meat mixture. Sprinkle with 1 cup of cheese. Repeat layers twice. , Combine mild salsa and water; pour over top. Cover and bake 1 hour or until heated through. , Top with sour cream, olives, onions, tomatoes if desired and remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 5 minutes. Let stand 10-15 minutes before cutting.

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• SOAK NOODLES: Place lasagna noodles in the bottom of a long pan. Pour hot tap water over the noodles until they are submerged. Let them soak while you prep the filling - at least 30 minutes. Agitate the noodles with your hands occasionally to prevent them from sticking together.
• PREP: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a deep 9X13-inch pan; set aside. Whisk together the flour and all Meat Filling seasonings (through cayenne pepper); set aside.
• COOK BEEF: Brown beef and onions in a Dutch oven or very large skillet until almost cooked through. Sprinkle in flour/seasonings mixture and cook for two minutes. Reduce the heat to low and stir in the tomato paste and garlic and cook for one minute.
• FILLING INGREDIENTS: Stir in chicken broth, diced tomatoes, green chiles, cocoa powder, sugar and cinnamon. Bring the sauce to a simmer and continue to simmer, stirring often, until thickened, 10-15 minutes. After the sauce has thickened, stir in beans, corn, olives and apple cider vinegar then remove from heat.
• CREAMY FILLING: Meanwhile, whisk all of the Creamy Filling ingredients together in a medium bowl, set aside. Combine cheeses in a separate bowl; set aside.
• ASSEMBLE: Spread 1 cup of meat sauce in the bottom of the prepared pan (layer will be thin). Place 4 noodles lengthwise and part of a 5th noodle on top to cover. Spread ¾ cup Cream Filling evenly over top followed 1 cup combined cheeses. Repeat layers using two cups meat mixture, 4+ noodles, 3/4 Creamy Filling and 1 cup cheeses two more times for a total of 3 complete layers. To finish, top with remaining meat sauce followed by remaining cheese.
• BAKE: Cover the pan with foil and bake at 350 degrees F for 30 minutes. Remove the foil and bake uncovered for an additional 20 more minutes or until the cheese is melted and casserole is heated through. Remove pan from oven and let stand 15 minutes before serving. Garnish with fresh tomatoes, olives, avocados, cilantro and sour cream if desired.

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees; Set aside 1 cup pasta sauce.
• In a 10-inch skillet, brown ground beef over medium-high heat; drain of fat.
• Stir in remaining pasta sauce, corn and chili powder.
• In a 13-x-9-inch spread 1 cup pasta mixture; arrange 2 tortillas over sauce, overlapping edges slightly.
• Layer half of the sauce mixture and one-third of the cheese over tortillas; REPEAT layers. ending with tortillas.
• Spread tortillas with the 1 cup reserved pasta sauce.
• Bake 30 minutes, then top with remaining cheese and bake another 10 minutes or until sauce is bubbling and cheese is melted.

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook meat with onion and garlic until no longer pink; drain.
• Add beans, red or green pepper, tomato sauce, taco sauce, salt, cumin and oregano; simmer 10 minutes.
• Spoon 1 cup meat mixture evenly in bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Layer 6 tortillas over sauce; with 1 cup of the meat mixture and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.
• Cover with remaining tortillas and remaining meat mixture.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 20 minutes. Uncover; top with remaining cheese.
• Continue baking 5 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Can be served with chopped lettuce and chopped tomatoes for a nice garnish.

MEXICAN LASAGNE

Steps:

• In large skillet, brown beef and onion over med-hi heat; drain. Stir in tomato sauce, beans, corn and green chilies. Stir in all spices except red pepper. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes. Add red pepper to taste, if desired.
• Spread 2/3 cup (150 mL) beef mixture on bottom of lightly greased 13x9 in/ 34x22 cm baking dish. Top with 4 tortillas, overlapping as needed. Layer with ½ of remaining beef mixture and ½ of cheese. Repeat with remaining tortillas, beef mixture and cheese.
• Bake in preheated 350ºF (180°C) oven 15 minutes or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Sautee onions, garlic and green pepper in oil until tender.
• Add tomatoes (drained), salsa and cumin, bring to a boil.
• Simmer for two minutes.
• Drain and rinse beans and add to others. If you are using, add ground beef here.
• In a 9X13 pan, layer 1/3 of the bean mixture, then tortillas then 1/2 of the cheese.
• Repeat with 1/3 of the beans then tortillas then the rest of the beans and put the remaining cheese on top.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 35 minutes and serve with sour cream.
• Option: Add ground cooked ground beef to the bean mixture for non-vegetarian version.