Chili Mini Lasagna

Name: Chili Mini Lasagna
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 425 grams white kidney beans, rinsed and drained; 1 Tbsp chili powder; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 454 grams ground round; 340 grams cups shredded Cheddar-Jack cheese; 6 oven-ready lasagna noodles; 425 grams ricotta cheese; 769 milliliters roasted tomato salsa (we tested with Ariba)

Chili Mini Lasagna might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 8 servings with 513 calories, 36g of protein, and 27g of fat each. This recipe covers 24% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. The Super Bowl will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 50 minutes. Head to the store and pick up oven-ready lasagna noodles, ricotta cheese, egg, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium heat, stirring until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain and return to pan. Stir in chili powder and kidney beans.

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Chili Powder

Kidney Beans

Ground Beef

Meat

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Frying Pan

Combine egg and ricotta in a small bowl; set aside.

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Ricotta Cheese

Egg

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Bowl

Spread 2 tablespoons salsa in each of 2 lightly greased 9" x 5" loaf pans. Arrange 1 noodle over salsa in each pan. Spoon one-fourth ricotta mixture and one-fourth chili mixture over noodle in each pan; sprinkle each with 1/2 cup cheese.

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Ricotta Cheese

Cheese

Pasta

Spread

Chili Pepper

Salsa

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Loaf Pan

Spread 1/2 cup salsa over cheese in each pan. Repeat layers. Top each pan with another noodle, 1 cup salsa, covering noodle layer completely in each pan.

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Cheese

Pasta

Spread

Salsa

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Frying Pan

Sprinkle each lasagna with remaining cheese. Cover tightly with aluminum foil, and refrigerate overnight. Bring to room temperature before baking.

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Cheese

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Aluminum Foil