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A piece of Mexican lasagna ready to serve for dinner.

Mexican Lasagna Recipe

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Just when you think it’s impossible to invent another way to consume your favorite Mexican dish, throw together a mouth-watering Mexican lasagna recipe!
Course dinner
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 20 minutes
Servings 10 servings
Calories 467
Author Cheryl Najafi

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Place rack in the center of the oven then preheat to 350 degrees. Spray a 9" x 13" casserole dish with non-stick spray then set aside.
  • Place a large skillet over medium-high heat then brown the ground beef until no pink remains. Add the beef bouillon, onions and garlic then continue to cook for an additional 3−4 minutes, until the onion begins to soften and become translucent.
  • Drain any excess grease from the ground beef then return to the heat. Add the diced tomatoes (including the juice), taco seasoning, diced green chiles and tomato paste then stir to combine. Once the mixture begins to bubble, reduce the heat to low and simmer until most of the liquid is evaporated, about 5 or 6 minutes.
  • While the beef mixture simmers, stir the cottage cheese and eggs together in a bowl until the eggs are completely mixed into the cottage cheese. Set aside.
  • Once the beef mixture has thickened, remove from heat and collect all of the components to assemble the lasagna.
  • Begin assembly by adding just enough beef mixture to the bottom of the prepared casserole dish to barely cover the bottom. Cover the beef mixture with 2 layers of corn tortillas.
  • Next, spread half of the remaining beef mixture over the tortillas, followed by half of the cottage cheese mixture. Cover the cottage cheese mixture with about 1½ c of cheese and cover with 2 layers of corn tortillas.
  • Repeat the layers, ending with the remaining cheese as the top layer. Cover with aluminum foil then bake for 30−40 minutes, until the sides are bubbly and the center is hot. Remove the foil and bake an additional 5−10 minutes to brown the top.
  • Remove from oven and allow the lasagna to rest 15 minutes before serving. Enjoy!

Notes

This casserole freezes well—just wrap the unbaked casserole (in the dish) tightly with aluminum foil. It will keep for two months in the freezer!

Nutrition

Calories: 467kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 25g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 134mg | Sodium: 801mg | Potassium: 412mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g