Mexican Lasagna

9 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. lean ground beef (90% or higher)
  • 1 large carrot, shredded (about 1 cup)
  • One 16-ounce jar salsa
  • One 15 1/2-ounce can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 tsp. chili powder
  • 1 tsp. ground cumin
  • Five 8-inch flour tortillas, cut in half
  • One 16-ounce container lowfat cottage cheese
  • 1 1/2 cups preshredded reduced fat Cheddar cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    1. Cook the meat and carrot in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat, breaking up the large pieces, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes. Drain excess fat.
  2. 2
    2. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  3. 3
    3. Add the salsa, black beans, corn (I guess there is supposed to be corn on the list), chili powder, and cumin to the skillet and stir to combine.
  4. 4
    4. To assemble the lasagna, arrange a third (about 2 cups) of the meat mixture in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Layer half the tortillas over the meat, allowing them to overlap. Spoon half of the cottage cheese and 1/2 cup of the Cheddar cheese over the tortillas and spread evenly.
  5. 5
    5. Place 2 more cups of meat mixture over the cottage cheese. Layer with the remaining tortillas and cottage cheese. End with the meat mixture.
  6. 6
    6. Top with the remaining Cheddar cheese and bake uncovered until the cheese melts and the lasagna is heated through, about 25 minutes.

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