Low Carb Mexican Lasagna Recipes

MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Combine chicken, sour cream, salsa, chili powder, cumin and dried onion.
• Lightly grease bottom of 9×13 baking pan with olive oil.
• Place half of chicken mixture in prepared pan, layer two tortillas on top, sprinkle with half the cheese. Repeat layers.
• Bake at 425 degrees F for 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown.

LOW-CARB KETO LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Use a vegetable peeler to create long, thin slices of zucchini, avoiding the seedy center. Lay slices on paper towels and sprinkle lightly with salt. Let sit at least 15 minutes.
• Place ground beef in a skillet over medium heat; add olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Add tomato sauce, vinegar, 1 teaspoon parsley, garlic paste, basil paste, onion powder, and red pepper flakes. Cover skillet, reduce heat, and simmer sauce 15 minutes.
• Mix ricotta cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper together in a bowl.
• Layer 1/3 of the sauce into a 9x13-inch glass baking dish. Add 1/2 the sliced zucchini and 1/2 the ricotta cheese mixture. Repeat layering another 1/3 of the sauce, remaining zucchini, remaining ricotta mixture, and remaining sauce. Top with mozzarella cheese. Coat a sheet of aluminum foil with cooking spray and cover lasagna with it, oiled-side down.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until bubbly and browned, 5 to 10 minutes more.

LOW CARB MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, and dried onion. Brown the meat, 5 minutes. Add enchilada sauce. Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• In the mean time, cut the 6 low carb tortillas into wedges. Spread each wedge with cream cheese.
• Place a layer of tortillas in an oiled 9x9 pan. Top this with 1/3rd of the meat mixture, followed by 1/3rd of the shredded cheese. Keep layering tortillas, cheese and meat mixture until there are 3 or 4 layers. Top with shredded cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes until cheese is bubbling and brown.

LOW CARB LASAGNA MAMA

Steps:

• Brown ground chuck in skillet coated with Pam cooking spray. Add chopped green tomato and chopped red tomato. Add salt and pepper to taste. Stir and add remaining ingredients. Let simmer till all is cooked and tender. While this is cooking slice the zucchini long ways into 1/4 inch thicknesses.Lay zucchini on plate and sprinkle with pinch of salt. Top with an upside down plate of same size and plate all in microwave for 2 minutes.
• In medium bowl beat the egg. Add cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese to the egg and stir well till blended. Set aside.
• Put 1/3 of the meat mixture in bottom of 10 inch casserole dish that has been sprayed with Pam cooking spray. Top with 1/3 of the zucchini slices.
• Top the zucchini slices with all the cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining meat mixture and zucchini slices. Sprinkle the mozzarella cheese on top. Bake at 350 degrees for a total of 42 minutes. Top with aluminum foil covering the top for first 30 minutes of baking time then remove the foil so that the cheese can get a little brown in spots during the remaining 12 minutes of baking.

LOW CARB LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray an 7" round (2" deep) cake pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray. I use a 7" spring form pan.
• In a heavy skillet, brown the ground beef, stirring to break it up, until no longer pink. Drain excess fat from pan.
• Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, the seasonings, and the sweetener.
• Simmer over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings, as needed.
• In a small bowl, combine the ricotta with the egg, the Parmesan, pepper, and the parsley.
• Assemble lasagna : Trim 3 low-carb tortillas to 7" circles, to fit into the pan, if necessary.
• Spread a spoonful of meat sauce in the bottom of the pan. Lay one tortilla in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Reserve 1/4 cup meat sauce, then use half of the remaining sauce to cover the tortilla.
• Dollop half of the ricotta mixture over the meat sauce.
• Reserve a couple tablespoons of mozzarella for the top. Sprinkle half of the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese over the ricotta.
• Top with a second low-carb tortilla, and repeat the layering: meat sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella.
• Top with a third low-carb tortilla. Spread with the reserved meat sauce and sprinkle with the reserved mozzarella and with additional grated Parmesan cheese.
• Cover pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 to 25 additional minutes, till bubbly hot.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut into four wedges and serve.
• If you use a 3 net carb tortilla, each serving is about 9 net carbs.