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Mexican Lasagna

Lasagna with a Mexican twist. Chorizo & fire roasted tomato sauce, tortillas and 2 kinds of cheese. Hungry yet?
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword chorizo, cojita cheese, comfort food, cookbook, Food, lasagna, mexican, mexican lasagna, Pam Anderson, pepper jack cheese, Recipe, sunday dinner
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 55 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 542kcal

Ingredients

Ingredients:

  • 16 ounces chorizo
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 medium onion diced
  • 1 jalapeno diced
  • 14.5 ounces fire roasted tomatoes
  • 8 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper optional
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 8 ounces pepper jack cheese shredded
  • 1/2 cup crumbled cojita cheese
  • 2 green onions diced
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

Instructions

  • Brown chorizo in a pan over medium heat. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
  • In the same pan that you cooked the chorizo in reserve the pan drippings and add olive oil. Cook onions and jalapeno until softened, 3- 4 minutes. Stir in fire roasted tomatoes, tomato sauce, salt, cumin, chili powder and cayenne pepper (if using). Bring to a boil, reduce heat and allow to simmer for 20 minutes or until sauce thickens slightly. Return the chorizo to the sauce.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Spoon a little bit of the sauce onto the bottom of a 9 x 13 baking dish. Place 6 tortillas lengthwise in the pan to cover most of the bottom of the pan. Spoon half of the sauce over the top. Top with half of the pepper jack cheese. Place remaining three tortillas on top of the cheese. Then the remaining sauce and the remaining pepper jack cheese. Place in the oven and cook for 20 minutes or until edges are bubbly. Remove from oven sprinkle with cojita cheese, green onions and cilantro. Cook for 10 more minutes or until cojita cheese has melted slightly.
  • Remove from oven and allow too cool several minutes. Slice and serve.

Notes

Nutrition information for estimation purposes only. 

Nutrition

Calories: 542kcal | Carbohydrates: 31g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 34g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 875mg | Potassium: 287mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 1183IU | Vitamin C: 8mg | Calcium: 419mg | Iron: 3mg