Mexican Chickenturkey Lasagna Food

MEXICAN LASAGNA

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.

MEXICAN CHICKEN TORTILLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Heat oil in a heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until fragrant, about 5 minutes. Add ground chicken, stirring and breaking into crumbles until browned, 5 to 7 minutes. Pour diced tomatoes with chiles and their liquid into the skillet and add taco seasoning. Stir to incorporate.
• Combine 8 ounces enchilada sauce, 4 ounces queso fresco, Mexican crema, and egg in a bowl.
• Pour remaining enchilada sauce into the bottom of an 8x6-inch glass casserole dish. Trim tortillas to have a straight edge if desired. Lay two tortillas in the enchilada sauce in the dish. Place some chicken mixture on top and ladle some enchilada sauce mixture over. Repeat layers. Top with remaining queso fresco and Cheddar cheese.
• Bake, covered, in the preheated oven for 35 minutes. Uncover and bake for 10 minutes more. Let rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN TORTILLA CHICKEN OR TURKEY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Set oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking dish.
• In a saucepan combine the cooked chicken or turkey, black beans, diced tomatoes, green chilies, garlic, cumin, pepper and cayenne; simmer over medium heat for about 15 minutes then season with salt to taste.
• In another saucepan combine both soups and the enchilada sauce; cook stirring for about 15 minutes or until heated through.
• Spoon 1/3 of the soup/enchilada mixture into bottom of the baking dish.
• Top with three tortillas, then spoon HALF of the chicken mixture on top of the tortillas, then spoon 1/3 of the soup/enchilada mixture over the chicken mixture.
• Sprinkle with about 1 cup shredded cheese.
• Top with another 3 tortillas.
• Repeat the layers once, with remaining chicken mixture, then soup/enchilada sauce, then about 1 cup shredded cheese, then ending up with the tortillas on top.
• Sprinkle with 1-2 cups shredded cheese.
• Cover loosley with foil (make certain that the cheese does not touch the foil or it will stick to the foil).
• Bake for about 35 minutes.
• Uncover and bake for another 10-15 minutes.
• Serve with shredded lettuce, sour cream and salsa.

MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Chop cilantro with Chef's Knife. Place cream cheese in Classic Batter Bowl. Microwave on HIGH 30-45 seconds or until very soft. Add cilantro and 1½ cups of the Monterey Jack cheese; mix well using Small Mix 'N Scraper®. Chop onion using Food Chopper; set aside. Spread 2/3 cup of the enchilada sauce over bottom of Deep Covered Baker. Pour remaining enchilada sauce into Stainless (4-qt.) Mixing Bowl; set aside.
• To assemble lasagna, using Sauté Tongs, dip four tortillas into enchilada sauce in mixing bowl and arrange over sauce in baker overlapping as necessary. Scoop half of the cream cheese mixture over tortillas using Small Scoop; spread using Small Spreader. Top with 1 cup of the chicken and one-third of the onion. Repeat layers one time. Dip remaining four tortillas into sauce and arrange over second layer. Top with remaining chicken and onion. Pour remaining enchilada sauce over lasagna and sprinkle with remaining ½ cup Monterey Jack cheese.
• Microwave, covered, on HIGH 12-15 minutes or until center is hot. Let stand 10 minutes. Sprinkle with additional chopped cilantro. Cut into squares using Utility Knife; serve using Mini-Serving Spatula.

WEEKNIGHT MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 1/2 cup of salsa on the bottom of the prepared baking dish and cover with a layer of corn tortillas. Tear tortillas to fit any empty spaces and cover entire bottom of pan.
• Spread tortillas with 1/2 of the refried beans. Top beans with corn kernels, 1 cup of salsa, and 1 cup of Mexican cheese. Add a layer of corn tortillas. Cover tortilla layer with remaining refried beans, chicken, 1 cup of salsa, and 1 cup of Mexican cheese. Add a layer of corn tortillas. Pour remaining salsa over top of tortillas and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake in the preheated oven, 20 to 25 minutes.

MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook chicken breasts and cut into 1 inch cubes.
• To make sauce, combine chopped onion with tomatoes, salsa, and taco seasoning and beans.
• To make ricotta layer, whisk egg in small bowl. Whisk in ricotta cheese and garlic.
• Spread 1 cup tomato sauce mixture over the bottom of a greased 9x1392 in casserole. Top with 5 uncooked noodles, overlapping slightly, then with 1/2 the chicken. Lightly spread on one half of the ricotta mixture. Sprinkle with half of the grated cheese. Top with remaining noodles, chicken, chilies, tomato sauce mixture, and grated cheese. Cover with foil, label and freeze.
• To prepare:.
• Thaw in refrigerator. Preheat oven to 350°F Bake uncovered for 40 minutes or until noodles are tender when pierced with a sharp knife. Cool 10 minutes before serving.

MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA WITH SALSA VERDE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a pan on a lower rack to catch any drippings.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water until pliable, about 3 minutes. Drain.
• Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute chicken and onion in the hot oil until chicken is browned and no longer pink and onion is soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Combine cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, and eggs in a bowl. Mix and add enough water for mixture to be soft and moist, but not runny (a little more wet than cottage cheese alone). Combine spaghetti sauce, salsa, green chiles, and cooked chicken mixture in another bowl. Stir.
• Create layers of chicken mixture, noodles, and cheese mixture in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Top with remaining Cheddar cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake continue to bake until bubbling and cheese is melted, 10 to 15 minutes. Top with cilantro.

CHICKEN MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• In a small sauce pan over medium heat cook the cream cheese just until melted. Add the chicken, black beans, and hot sauce (to taste). Mix well take off heat.
• In a pan over medium heat sweat the onions and peppers. Cook just until the onions are translucent.
• In a 9x13 baking dish spread half of the salsa evenly on the bottom of the pan. layer with 1/3 of the tortillas. Spread 1/2 of the chicken mixture over tortillas. Spread over 1/3 of the cheddar. Layer another 1/3 of the tortillas. Add the rest of the chicken mixture. Layer all the onion and pepper mixture. Spread another 1/3 layer of cheese. Top with the remaining tortillas. Spread over the remaining salsa (try to cover all the tortillas with sauce). Spread on the rest of the cheddar cheese.
• Put foil on the dish.
• Bake for 20 minutes.
• Take off foil cook for another 10 minutes.
• Enjoy!

CHEESY CHICKEN-TORTILLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread 2 tablespoons of the enchilada sauce in bottom of baking dish.
• In medium bowl, mix tomatoes, chicken, onions and beans. In another medium bowl, mix remaining enchilada sauce and the veggie dip until well blended.
• Arrange 8 tortilla pieces over sauce in dish, overlapping as necessary. Spoon half of the chicken mixture over tortillas; sprinkle with 1/2 cup of the cheese. Spoon half of the sauce mixture over cheese. Repeat layers once, reserving 1/2 cup cheese.
• Cover with foil. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with reserved 1/2 cup cheese. Bake uncovered about 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with olives and cilantro.

MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook onion in oil over medium heat until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in chicken and enchilada sauce. Bring to a boil. , Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes or until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the eggs, ricotta cheese and cilantro., Spread 3/4 cup chicken mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with three noodles, 2/3 cup ricotta mixture, 3/4 cup chicken mixture and 1 cup shredded cheese. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining noodles, sauce and shredded cheese., Cover and bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10-15 minutes longer or until bubbly. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.