Mexican Tortilla Lasagna
Loaded with meaty goodness, beans, corn, olives and more, Mexican Tortilla Lasagna is a tasty twist on the Italian classic!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ small sweet onion, grated or finely chopped
- 2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chile powder
- ½ teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1 14.5 oz can fire roasted diced tomatoes
- 1 15 oz can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 ½ cups frozen sweet corn, or can, drained
- 1 4 oz can diced green chiles
- 1 10 oz can red enchilada sauce
- 12 8” large flour tortillas
- 8 ounces shredded Mexican cheese
- 4 ounces Jack cheese, shredded
- 1 6 oz can sliced olives, drained
- 2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
Equipment
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Drizzle olive oil into a large skillet, over medium high heat.
- Add ground turkey, onion, paprika, cumin, chili powder, oregano, salt and pepper to the skillet, and brown the ground turkey for about 5-6 minutes.
- To the meat mixture, add the tomatoes, beans, and corn and stir. Simmer on low while you prepare the baking pan.
- Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce over the bottom of a 9×13 baking pan and spread evenly.
- Lay tortillas on the bottom of the pan, slightly overlapping until the pan is covered (about 4 tortillas).
- Spoon half of the meat mixture over top of the tortillas, spreading it out.
- Layer tortillas on top of the meat mixture.
- Pour about 1/3 of the enchilada sauce over the tortillas and spread evenly.
- Sprinkle 1/2 of each of the cheeses on top.
- Scatter the chopped cilantro over the cheese.
- Add the remaining meat mixture, spreading it out.
- Next, layer tortillas on top of the meat mixture.
- Spoon remaining enchilada sauce over the tortillas.
- Sprinkle remaining cheese on top of tortillas.
- Garnish top with olives.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes, until cheese is melted and lasagna is warmed through.
- Remove from the oven and sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition Facts
Calories: 241kcal, Carbohydrates: 11g, Protein: 25g, Fat: 12g, Saturated Fat: 6g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.01g, Cholesterol: 61mg, Sodium: 653mg, Potassium: 355mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 1g, Vitamin A: 636IU, Vitamin C: 3mg, Calcium: 451mg, Iron: 2mg