South Of The Border Lasagna Recipes

MAKE-AHEAD MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In medium skillet, brown ground beef together with salt and dry minced onions over medium-high heat until beef is no longer pink.
• Drain fat. Sprinkle taco seasoning over meat and add 1/2 cup water. Simmer until sauce thickens.
• Turn off heat. Add in black beans, corn, refried beans and salsa, and mix to combine. Set aside.
• Prepare a 9x13 aluminum pan or baking dish (or half size steam table tray, aluminum cake pan or roasting dish, etc.) by spraying liberally with non-stick cooking spray.
• Pour in half of the tomato sauce and spread it over the bottom of the pan.
• Layer two tortillas on top of the sauce, covering as much of the pan as you can.
• Add half of your meat mixture and gently spread over the tortilla layer.
• Sprinkle 1 cup of shredded cheese over the meat layer.
• Repeat one more layer of tortillas, meat mixture and shredded cheese (1 cup).
• Place your remaining two tortillas and then pour in the remaining tomato sauce and carefully spread it over the tortillas.
• Top with the last 2 cups of shredded cheese.

SOUTH OF THE BORDER LASAGNA

Steps:

• 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees .Boil Lasagna noodles until just barely firm in center. They will finish cooking in lasagna...Drain and set aside.
• 2. Brown ground beef or turkey, drain . Add tomato's, picante sauce, taco seasoning, black beans and green chili's. Simmer for 10 min.
• 3. Grease a 13 X 9 casserole dish. Put half of meat mixture in bottom of casserole dish. Top with noodles, then ricotta and cheddar. Add remaining meat mixture, top with noodles, ricotta and the Monterey Jack on top.
• 4. Bake for 30 min. or until top is golden brown and bubbly. Serve with sour cream if desired.
• 5. The great thing about this recipe is it's versatility ! Add or take out anything you would like. You can also make this healthier by using the ground turkey and reduced fat cheeses ! I serve mine on a small bed of lettuce with chopped tomato's, salsa and black olives.

SOUTHWEST LASAGNA ROLLS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Spread about 1/2 cup on each noodle; carefully roll up. Place seam side down in a 13x9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. , Cover and bake at 350° for 25 minutes. Uncover; top with salsa. Bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through.