Sunday, December 5, 2010

Mexican Lasagna

This is another Rachael Ray recipe, and it so soooo yummy!  I've made it before and it's easy to throw together.  We usually have all these ingredients already in my house, which makes it even easier.  It's also one of my mom's favorites!  Here is the recipe:

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 pounds ground chicken breast, available in the packaged meats case
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 red onion, chopped
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained
  • 1 cup medium heat taco sauce or 1 (14-oz) can stewed or fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 cup frozen corn kernels
  • Salt
  • 8 (8 inch) spinach flour tortillas, available on dairy aisle of market
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded Cheddar or shredded pepper jack
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped

Directions

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil - twice around the pan. Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, and red onion. Brown the meat, 5 minutes. Add taco sauce or stewed or fire roasted tomatoes. Add black beans and corn. Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes then season with salt, to your taste.
Coat a shallow baking dish with remaining extra-virgin olive oil, about 1 tablespoon oil. Cut the tortillas in half or quarters to make them easy to layer with. Build lasagna in layers of meat and beans, then tortillas, then cheese. Repeat: meat, tortilla, cheese again. Bake lasagna 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown and bubbly. Top with the scallions and serve.
I usually leave out the scallions at the end, but they're more for color anyway, and I'm all about taste!

1 comment:

  1. This looks awesome!

    And may I suggest you investigate the humble macaroni and cheese? Bobby Flay did a Throwdown involving mac and cheese; I've seen Paula Deen deep-fry mac and cheese (I think it was Paula Deen, but that might have been deep-fried butter).

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