Mexican Lasagna
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr
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Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
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Servings
6
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Course
Main Course
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Cuisine
Tex-Mex
Mexican Lasagna
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The delicious Tex Mex lasagna layered with tortillas, a creamy spiced chicken filling and cheeses.
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Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breast cooked and shredded, boneless, skinless
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/3 cups fire roasted salsa , divided, recipe follows
- 1 (4 oz) can diced green chiles
- 2 Tbsp cilantro chopped, fresh
- 1 1/2 tsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin ground
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper (optional)
- salt to taste, freshly ground
- black pepper to taste, freshly ground
- 8 (6-inch) corn tortillas , cut into quarters**
- 1 cup corn or frozen and thawed, fresh
- 4 oz Monterey jack cheese 1 cup, finely shredded
- 4 oz cheddar cheese 1 cup, finely shredded
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large mixing bowl blend together sour cream, 1 cup salsa, green chiles, cilantro, chili powder, paprika, cumin, onion powder, and season with salt and pepper to taste. Fold in shredded chicken.
- Spray an 11 by 7-inch baking dish with cooking spray and spread 1/3 cup salsa evenly in bottom of dish.
- Layer 15 tortilla quarters evenly over salsa, slightly overlapping each other (the flat cut sides of tortillas should be facing the rim of dish and rounded sides facing inward).
- Spread 1/2 of the chicken mixture evenly over tortilla layer the sprinkle 1/2 cup corn evenly over chicken mixture layer.
- Spread 1/2 cup Monterey Jack and 1/2 cup Cheddar evenly over corn layer, the repeat this process once more (tortillas (you'll have 2 quarters left over), chicken mixture, corn, cheeses.
- Tent with foil and bake in preheated oven 40 minutes, then remove foil and bake 20 minutes longer.
- Remove from oven and allow to rest 5 minutes then cut and serve with fresh tomatoes, avocados (or guacamole), additional sour cream, fresh cilantro, lime juice and hot sauce as desired.
Notes
- *I cooked the chicken in chicken broth in the slow cooker, rotisserie chicken will work great too.
- *I cooked the chicken in chicken broth in the slow cooker, rotisserie chicken will work great too.
- **Don't use flour tortillas, corn is a must for this. Also look for some that are fairly stiff and sturdy, not delicate and flimsy.
- **Don't use flour tortillas, corn is a must for this. Also look for some that are fairly stiff and sturdy, not delicate and flimsy.
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