Mexican Lasagna

Inspiration hits

Since I started this blog, I am always thinking about food and recipes. It’s just how my brain works now. I’ll be in the grocery store or digging through my pantry and I’ll wonder how I can use an ingredient a different way. I didn’t always used to be that way. I used to struggle to cook anything. Mainly because I worked a lot. I’m a self-admitted workaholic. I mean, I always enjoyed cooking but I just never gave it the priority it deserved. And now that I create recipes for this blog, it’s almost like second nature to me now. 

Mexican-inspired lasagna

So when I told me family that I was working on a recipe for a Mexican-inspired lasagna – they weren’t surprised but weren’t too thrilled about the sound of it. They are used to trying all the recipes. The good and the bad. And thankfully they are completely honest with me. When a recipe goes bad – it usually goes REALLY bad. 😉

But when a recipe like this turns out good – it is the best feeling. And this recipe was SO good, y’all. So. Good. They absolutely loved it and went back for seconds! I think the addition of the alfredo cheese sauce really takes it over the top. Also, adding refried beans to the ground beef makes it super easy to layer on the noodles. You could use tortillas instead of the lasagna noodles but I hope you’ll give it a try this way first!

Ingredients:
1 lb ground beef
1 cup water
1 (1 oz) packet taco seasoning
1 (16 oz) can refried beans
10 oven-ready lasagna noodles
1 (16 oz) jar mild salsa
1 (14 oz) jar alfredo sauce (or queso sauce)
2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
optional toppings: sliced black olives, sliced green onions, taco sauce, sour cream

Directions:

In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef. Drain excess grease. Place back into the skillet. Over medium heat,  add water and taco seasoning and stir. Then stir in refried beans. Mixture will be very thick. Once refried beans have softened and mixture is combined, turn off heat.Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spread about 1/4 cup of salsa into the bottom of a 9×13 baking dish. Place a single layer of lasagna noodles on top of salsa (I used about 5). Evenly spread half the ground beef mixture on top of the noodles.

Then evenly spread half the alfredo sauce on top of ground beef.

Then sprinkle one cup of shredded cheese. Next, dollop about half a cup of the salsa on top.
Continue these steps one more time (lasagna noodles, ground beef mixture, alfredo sauce, salsa and cheese).Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 35-45 minutes. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before serving (trust me on this – it will make slicing much easier!)
Slice and top individual servings with sour cream, sliced green onions or whatever taco toppings you prefer!

Cook’s Notes: you can use tortillas in place of lasagna noodles

Enjoy!

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Mexican Lasagna

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time

45 mins

Total Time

1 hrs

 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American, Mexican

Servings: 6

Calories: 499 kcal

Author: Brandie @ The Country Cook

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 cup water
• 1 1 oz packet taco seasoning
• 1 16 oz can refried beans
• 1 16 oz jar mild salsa
• 10 lasagna noodles
• 1 14 oz jar alfredo sauce (or queso sauce)
• 2 cups Mexican blend shredded cheese
• optional toppings:
• sliced black olives,sliced green onions, taco sauce, sour cream

Instructions

1. In a large skillet over medium heat, brown ground beef. Drain excess grease. Place back into the skillet. Over medium heat,  add water and taco seasoning and stir. Then stir in refried beans. Mixture will be very thick. Once refried beans have softened and mixture is combined, turn off heat.
2. Preheat oven to 350f degrees. Spread about 1/4 cup of salsa into the bottom of a 9x13 baking dish.
3. Place a single layer of lasagna noodles on top of salsa (I used about 5).
4. Evenly spread half the ground beef mixture on top of the noodles. Then evenly spread half the alfredo sauce on top of ground beef. Next, dollop about half a cup of the salsa on top. Then sprinkle one cup of shredded cheese.
5. Continue these steps one more time (lasagna noodles, ground beef mixture, alfredo sauce, salsa and cheese).
6. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for about 35-45 minutes.
7. Allow to cool for about 10 minutes before serving.
8. Slice and top individual servings with sour cream, sliced green onions or whatever taco toppings you prefer!

Recipe Notes

Tortillas can be substituted for the lasagna noodles

Nutrition Facts

Mexican Lasagna

Amount Per Serving

Calories 499 Calories from Fat 234

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 26g 40%

Saturated Fat 12g 60%

Cholesterol 89mg 30%

Sodium 332mg 14%

Potassium 339mg 10%

Total Carbohydrates 35g 12%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 1g

Protein 27g 54%

Vitamin A 5.2%

Calcium 26.9%

Iron 12.7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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