Southwest Lasagna

Name: Southwest Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 40 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 1 h 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 425 grams can black beans, drained, rinsed; 128 grams can Old El chopped green chiles; 2 eggs; 454 grams extra-lean (at least 90%) ground beef; 255 grams box frozen corn, thawed; 2 teaspoons ground cumin; 9 uncooked lasagna noodles; 340 grams cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese; 737 grams jar tomato pasta sauce; 425 grams container ricotta cheese; 28 grams package Old El 40% Less-Sodium Taco Seasoning Mix; 177 milliliters water

Southwest Lasagna might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 385 calories, 27g of protein, and 17g of fat each. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. If you have monterey jack cheese, tomato pasta sauce, eggs, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the ground cumin you could follow this main course with the Moroccan Chocolate Mousse as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 40 minutes.

Instructions

Place cookie sheet or foil in oven on rack below middle oven rack; heat oven to 375F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) glass baking dish with cooking spray.

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Cook lasagna noodles as directed on package; drain. Rinse with cold water to cool; drain well.

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Water

Meanwhile, in 10-inch skillet, cook ground beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring frequently, until thoroughly cooked; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water. Reduce heat; simmer 5 minutes or until thickened.

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In small bowl, mix ricotta cheese, chiles and eggs.

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Stir pasta sauce, beans, corn and cumin into beef mixture. Cook about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thoroughly heated.

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Corn

To assemble lasagna, arrange 3 cooked noodles in bottom of baking dish. Spoon and spread 1/3 of ricotta mixture over noodles; top with 1/3 each of beef mixture and cheese. Repeat layers 2 more times, reserving last 1/3 of cheese.

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