Valeries Mexican Lasagna Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a Dutch oven or large, wide pot over medium-high heat. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up clumps with a wooden spoon, until brown, about 6 minutes. Add the Marinara and 3 1/2 cups water and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, then partially cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the pasta is al dente and the sauce is coating it nicely, about 16 minutes. Stir in the mozzarella and ricotta, then sprinkle with the Parmesan and basil, and serve.
• Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring frequently, until it just turns golden, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the tomatoes, Italian seasoning, basil, 1 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of fresh pepper. Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 minutes. Take off the heat and stir in the butter until melted. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350.
• Season ground beef according to directions on taco seasoning packet. Set aside prepared beef for layering.
• Spray 9 X 12-inch baking dish with cooking spray. Layer ingredients in the following order:.
• 4 Corn tortillas.
• Spread 1/2 can of beans over tortillas.
• Sprinkle 1/3 of beef over the beans.
• Spread about 1/4 cup of taco sauce over beef.
• 1/2 can of corn over sauce.
• 1 Cup of shredded cheese.
• Another layer of corn tortillas.
• Repeat above layers ending with a layer of beef.
• Bake, covered 30 minutes.
• Uncover and sprinkle with 1 Cup of shredded cheese. Return to oven until cheese is fully melted.
• NOTE: if using refried beans, it's a good idea to thin the beans with 3-4 tablespoons of the taco sauce.
• Serve casserole hot with chopped lettuce, diced tomato, sour cream, chips and salsa.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
• Place a large saute pan over medium-high heat and add the beef and sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the onions, garlic and dried oregano and cook until they are softened and the meat is cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato paste and toast for 30 seconds, then add the tomatoes and cook until the sauce has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.
• Beat the eggs in a large bowl. Add the ricotta, 1 cup mozzarella, 1/3 cup Parmesan, fresh basil and oregano, salt and pepper and stir to combine.
• Spread a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch baking dish. Arrange a layer of noodles over the sauce and top with a third of the ricotta filling. Spoon over a layer of sauce and top with another layer of noodles. Continue with 2 more layers of ricotta, sauce and noodles, ending with a top layer of noodles. Spoon a thin layer of the remaining sauce over the top, sprinkle the remaining mozzarella and Parmesan over the noodles and cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 45 minutes, then uncover and cook until the cheese is golden and the lasagna is bubbling, another 15 to 20 minutes. Let stand for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• 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.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Coat an 11 by 7-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, combine chicken, sour cream, 3/4 cup of the Monterey Jack cheese, 3/4 cup of the Cheddar, salsa, chiles, cilantro, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Mix well and set aside.
• Arrange half of the tortilla pieces in the bottom of prepared pan, overlapping pieces slightly to cover the surface. Top with half of the chicken mixture and smooth over with the back of a spoon to even the top. Layer remaining tortillas over top, and spoon over remaining chicken mixture. Top with remaining 1/4 cup each of Monterey Jack and cheddar cheeses.
• Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 30 more minutes, until top is golden and bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
• To reheat, bake in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 15 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Prepare the tortillas by soaking them in hot water until they are slightly soft. Coat the bottom of a 9 by 13-inch pan with about 1/2 of the marinara sauce. Spread 4 tortillas down on top of the sauce in the pan. Top the tortillas with about 1/3 of the corn, beans and cheese. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Then add 1/3 of the chicken. Place 4 more tortillas on top and repeat with the toppings. After you have 3 layers spread the remaining marinara sauce and top with more cheese. Place in oven for 45 minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Place ground turkey in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in green onions, taco seasoning mix, water, diced tomatoes with juice, and green chiles with juice. Reduce heat to medium.
• In a medium bowl, mix together ricotta and eggs. Place 2 tortillas in the bottom of a 9x13 inch pan. Spread 1/4 of the ricotta mixture on tortillas. Spoon 1/4 of the meat mixture over the cheese. Repeat layers until all is used up.
• Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes, or until sauce is bubbly. In a small bowl, mix together sour cream and salsa. Serve in a bowl on the side.

Steps:

• place ground beef in a large saute pan and cook, over medium heat for 10 minute dump into a colander and let fat drain off, and then put it back into the saute pan and add the chili powder and tomatoes and stir until combined.
• preheat oven to 350. spoon 1/3 of beef mix into 9X13 in pan and spread around the bottom. use four tortillas breaking them up where necessary to cover meat. then repeat with meat spread and then pour 1/2 cup salsa over that. then sprinkle 1 1/2 cups of the cheese over top/ form another layer of tortillas and then top with meat salsa and cheese. form last layer of tortillas and top with remaining cup of salsa and the rest of the cheese.
• bake off for 30 minutes, remove from oven and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving it.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Brown turkey, drain (if necessary).
• Add seasoning packet, onion, tomato sauce and salsa.
• Simmer 5-7 minutes.
• Combine cottage cheese and egg in small bowl.
• Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
• Assemble lasagna in the following order: 1/2 meat mixture, 1/2 tortillas, 1/2 cottage cheese mixture, 1/2 cheese, repeat.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown the ground beef, and stir in the taco seasoning and tomatoes. Line a 9x13-inch baking dish with half the tortillas. Spoon the beef mixture into the dish, then top with the remaining tortillas. Spread salsa over the tortillas and sprinkle with the cheese.
• Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 30 minutes, or until cheese is melted and bubbly.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook meat with onion and garlic until no longer pink; drain.
• Add beans, red or green pepper, tomato sauce, taco sauce, salt, cumin and oregano; simmer 10 minutes.
• Spoon 1 cup meat mixture evenly in bottom of 9x13 inch baking dish.
• Layer 6 tortillas over sauce; with 1 cup of the meat mixture and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle with 1 cup cheese.
• Cover with remaining tortillas and remaining meat mixture.
• Cover tightly with foil.
• Bake 20 minutes. Uncover; top with remaining cheese.
• Continue baking 5 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes.
• Can be served with chopped lettuce and chopped tomatoes for a nice garnish.