Mexican Lasagna - No Lasagna Noodles

Cinco de Mayo - World Cuisine

This is a traditional dish in my family. Anyone can make it really. It is composed of traditional Mexican ingredients layered over the top of one another in a lasagna-like fashion (hence the name) but has little similarity to lasagna, so lasagna haters have no fear!

Brief

Prep 20 mins

Cook: 40 mins

Total: 1hr

Servings: 16

Yield: 1 9x13-inch dish

Mexican Lasagna - No Lasagna Noodles

Ingredients

1 ½ pounds ground beef

¼ cup water

1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix

12 (8 inch) flour tortillas

or more if needed

1 (14 ounce) can refried beans

3 cups shredded Colby-Jack cheese

1 (8 ounce) jar taco sauce

1 cup shredded Colby-Jack cheese

Mexican White Sauce

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch casserole dish.

Step 2

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and stir in ground beef. Cook and stir until beef is crumbly evenly browned and no longer pink about 10 minutes. Drain and discard any excess grease. Add water and taco seasoning; cook and stir until mixture has thickened 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 3

Arrange 3 tortillas in the bottom of the casserole dish; spread about half the can of refried beans and half the ground beef atop the tortilla layer. Sprinkle 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese over ground beef layer. Arrange 3 more tortillas over the cheese. Spread in the remaining 1/2 can refried beans and half the jar of taco sauce; sprinkle with 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese. Arrange 3 more tortillas and top with remaining ground beef and 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese. Top with last 3 tortillas and remaining 1/2 jar taco sauce.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until top tortilla layer begins to brown 20 to 25 minutes. Sprinkle 1 cup Colby-Jack cheese over lasagna.

Step 5

Turn on oven's broiler.

Step 6

Place lasagna under the broiler until Colby-Jack cheese is melted and bubbling 3 to 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Mexican Lasagna - No Lasagna Noodles

Servings Per Recipe:16

Calories: 368.5

% Daily Value *

Protein: 19.2g 38%

Carbohydrates: 27.5g 9%

Dietary Fiber: 2.5g 10%

Sugars: 0.4g

Fat: 19.9g 31%

Saturated Fat: 10.8g 54%

Cholesterol: 61mg 20%

Niacin Equivalents: 5.3mg 41%

Vitamin B6: 0.1mg 8%

Vitamin C: 1.5mg 2%

Folate: 50.5mcg 13%

Calcium: 26.2mg 3%

Iron: 2.3mg 13%

Magnesium: 23.5mg 8%

Potassium: 199.2mg 6%

Sodium: 747.8mg 30%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 21%

Calories From Fat: 178.8

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.