Mexican Lasagna
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
3 cups canned pinto beans (rinsed) or use a combo of your favorite beans1lb. Extra Lean Ground Turkey1 can Enchilada Sauce1 can diced tomatoes1 can Cambells Cream of Mushroom soup (98% fat free)1 can diced green chili peppers1 cup of salsa2 Jalapeno Peppers(seeded and diced)1 small yellow onion diced3 clolves of garlic dicedLa Tortilla Low Carb Whole Wheat Tortilla - Large Size, 5 -cut into large strips1 small container of fat free ricotta cheese2 egg whites beaten1 package of Kraft Mexican Style 4 Cheese Blend (2% Milk), (1 3/4 cups)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Brown ground turkey in pan, add diced onions and jalapenos and continue cooking another 3-4minutes. Add beans. Stir together chilis, tomatoes, sauce and soup and add to bean and meat mixture. Heat through.
While bean and meat mixture is heating through, mix together ricotta and egg whites.
Once bean and turkey mixture is heated pour 1/2 cup of mixture into baking pan and speard to cover. Next layer in sliced tortilla overlapping slightly, enough to cover pan. Now pour in 1/2 of remaining mixture and spread well, spoon ricotta mixture on top and spread evenly, top the ricotta with 1/2 of mexican cheese. Add next layer of tortillas, top with remaining bean and turkey mixture, and top off with remaining mexican cheese. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, after 30 minutes remove foil and bake another 15 minutes or until completely heated through.
Optional: top with low fat sour cream, chopped cilantro, chopped green onion ,chopped tomatoes, chopped avacado or black olives.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PINCPARANORMAL.
Brown ground turkey in pan, add diced onions and jalapenos and continue cooking another 3-4minutes. Add beans. Stir together chilis, tomatoes, sauce and soup and add to bean and meat mixture. Heat through.
While bean and meat mixture is heating through, mix together ricotta and egg whites.
Once bean and turkey mixture is heated pour 1/2 cup of mixture into baking pan and speard to cover. Next layer in sliced tortilla overlapping slightly, enough to cover pan. Now pour in 1/2 of remaining mixture and spread well, spoon ricotta mixture on top and spread evenly, top the ricotta with 1/2 of mexican cheese. Add next layer of tortillas, top with remaining bean and turkey mixture, and top off with remaining mexican cheese. Cover loosely with aluminum foil.
Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, after 30 minutes remove foil and bake another 15 minutes or until completely heated through.
Optional: top with low fat sour cream, chopped cilantro, chopped green onion ,chopped tomatoes, chopped avacado or black olives.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user PINCPARANORMAL.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 342.1
- Total Fat: 8.4 g
- Cholesterol: 41.9 mg
- Sodium: 1,121.1 mg
- Total Carbs: 40.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 16.2 g
- Protein: 35.1 g
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