Mexican Lasagna
Nutritional Info
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 545.7
- Total Fat: 20.2 g
- Cholesterol: 77.4 mg
- Sodium: 1,189.2 mg
- Total Carbs: 60.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 15.1 g
- Protein: 34.9 g
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Introduction
A tasty variation on a favorite. A tasty variation on a favorite.Ingredients
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 onions, chopped
- 2 10 oz. cans black beans, drained and slightly mashed
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 cups tomato sauce
- 1 10 oz. can stewed tomatoes, coarsely chopped
- 6 medium whole wheat tortillas
- 1 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese
Directions
1. Preheat oven 350° F.
2. Sauté 1 onion, 1 garlic clove on high heat while breaking up meat. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Stir in black beans. Set sauté pan aside.
3. Heat oil in another sauté pan over medium heat. Sauté remaining onion, until soft. Add remaining garlic, chili powder and cumin, sauté for 30 seconds. Add tomato sauce and tomatoes with juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer partially covered for 20 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Transfer all but 1/2 c sauce to meat and beans; Mix well.
4. Dip half the tortillas, one at a time, in the hot tomato sauce. Lay tortillas in the bottom of an 8.5 x 11 casserole dish. Spread half meat and bean mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle half the cheese over meat and beans.
5. Add another layer of tortillas and meat & beans mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 35 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes.
Serves 6.
2. Sauté 1 onion, 1 garlic clove on high heat while breaking up meat. Cook until meat is no longer pink. Stir in black beans. Set sauté pan aside.
3. Heat oil in another sauté pan over medium heat. Sauté remaining onion, until soft. Add remaining garlic, chili powder and cumin, sauté for 30 seconds. Add tomato sauce and tomatoes with juice. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, simmer partially covered for 20 minutes or until sauce is slightly thickened. Transfer all but 1/2 c sauce to meat and beans; Mix well.
4. Dip half the tortillas, one at a time, in the hot tomato sauce. Lay tortillas in the bottom of an 8.5 x 11 casserole dish. Spread half meat and bean mixture over tortillas. Sprinkle half the cheese over meat and beans.
5. Add another layer of tortillas and meat & beans mixture. Sprinkle with remaining cheese. Bake 35 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes.
Serves 6.
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My husband and I relly liked this recipe. Even my 97 year old mother in-law liked it. I only made a couple of little changes to reduce the sodium (like no salt tomatoes), but nothing major. I think next time I might even spice things up a little more with extra chili powder, green chilis or salsa. - 5/29/09
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Loved this and so did my 13yo DS. Even my DH liked it and he's not a fan of mexican food. Great mix of flavors. Nice firm casserole. Easy to make (I assembled it ahead of time.) and easy to tweak for those who care to. I can see using whatever I have on hand to put it together. GREAT IDEA! A Keeper! - 6/10/09
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I have a slightly different version that is faster. Brown the meat, add the black beans, some low sodium salsa & frozen corn. Put some salsa in the bottom of the pan, then layer in your ww tortillas (I find that cutting them in half works great), 1/2 the meat bean combo, cheese & repeat. Bake 15 min - 11/19/08
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I have made Mexican Lasagna before. My recipe includes a layer of sauted peppers & onions, just to get more veggies. We also like spicy so I add some hot suace and hot salsa to the ground turkey after cooking and draining it. Yum! I also use whole wheat tortillas for the extra fiber & health benefit - 4/2/10
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I make this with turkey, chicken or ground beef. use meat & seasoning, tortillas, beans and cheese. Tortilla on bottom, beans, meat then chese in layers cover dish with glad wrap and microwave about 10 minutes YUMMMy. Cheesier flavor-blend cottage cheese wth cheese til smooth adds protein - 10/28/09
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