South Of The Border Lasagna Recipes

SOUTHWEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• Place cookie sheet or foil in oven on rack below middle oven rack; heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.
• Cook lasagna noodles as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.
• Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until thickened.
• In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, chiles and eggs.
• Stir pasta sauce, beans, corn and cumin into beef mixture. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.
• To assemble lasagna, arrange 3 cooked noodles in bottom of baking dish. Spoon and spread 1/3 of ricotta mixture over noodles; top with 1/3 each of beef mixture and cheese. Repeat layers 2 more times, reserving last 1/3 of cheese.
• Place baking dish on middle oven rack; bake 25 minutes. Sprinkle with reserved cheese; bake 15 to 25 minutes longer or until lasagna is bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand 10 minutes before serving. Cut into squares.

MAKE-AHEAD MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In medium skillet, brown ground beef together with salt and dry minced onions over medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink.
• Drain fat. Sprinkle taco seasoning over meat and add 1/2 cup water. Simmer until sauce thickens.
• Turn off heat. Add in black beans, corn, refried beans and salsa, and mix to combine. Set aside.
• Prepare a 9x13 aluminum pan or baking dish (or half size steam table tray, aluminum cake pan or roasting dish, etc.) by spraying liberally with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour in half of the tomato sauce and spread it over the bottom of the pan.
• Layer two tortillas on top of the sauce, covering as much of the pan as you can.
• Add half of your meat mixture and gently spread over the tortilla layer.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over the meat layer.
• Repeat one more layer of tortillas, meat mixture and shredded cheese (1 cup).
• Place your remaining two tortillas and then pour in the remaining tomato sauce and carefully spread it over the tortillas.
• Top with the last 2 cups of shredded cheese.