Holly Clegg’s Mexican Lasagna Recipe Featured On NBC Weekend Today Show
Holly Clegg’s Crispy Mexican Lasagna recipe from Eating Well to Fight Arthritis cookbook makes a delicious easy recipe for a quick family meal that freezes well so you can cook it on your own time frame. Holly made this recipe on a healthy cooking segment of the NBC Weekend Today Show. One bite by the talent and they went crazy! They loved the easy freezer instructions and the cookbook soared to #4 on Amazon! After this appearance Holly included a Snowflake Symbol to indicate Freezer Friendly recipes in all of her cookbooks.
| Servings 10 servings |
- 1 pound ground sirloin
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chopped tomatoes with juice
- 1 (4-ounce) can chopped green chilies drained
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 egg whites
- 2 cups reduced-fat or fat-free cottage cheese
- 14 6-inch corn or flour tortillas cut into quarters (corn for Gluten-free option)
- 1 1/2 cups corn
- 2 cups shredded reduced-fat Mexican blend cheese
Ingredients
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- Preheat oven 350 ̊F. Coat 13x9x2-inch baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- In large nonstick skillet, cook meat over medium heat until done. Add tomatoes with juice, green chilies, chili powder, cumin, garlic, and season to taste. Set aside.
- In bowl, blend egg whites and cottage cheese well. Set aside.
- Line baking dish with six quartered tortillas. Layer all the corn, half meat mixture, half cheese, four quartered tortillas, then all cottage cheese mixture, remaining half meat mixture, and remaining four quartered tortillas. Top with remaining cheese. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes.
Calories 239 Protein 25g Carbohydrate 20g Fat 7g Calories from Fat 26% Saturated Fat 3g Dietary Fiber 3g Cholesterol 40mg Sodium 537mg Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable
Terrific Tip: I prefer blending the cottage cheese in a food processor until it’s smooth, however, ricotta cheese may be used for the cottage cheese.
Easy Mexican Lasagna Recipe Freezes Well and Is Gluten-Free Lasagna
Holly’s Crispy Southwestern Lasagna from trim&TERRIFIC Eating Well to Fight Arthritis cookbook is also gluten- free with corn tortillas. You can use corn or flour tortillas in this recipe but corn tortillas make it gluten-free.
All lasagnas freeze well and this easy freezer meal tastes just as good after freezing. Whip up this Mexican lasagna recipe and pull out on those busy nights. This healthy easy recipe feeds a crowd and try serving it with fresh salsa and guacamole – YUM!
Fall in Love with an Oven-To-Table Ceramic Baking Dish
You will love this lasagna pan because it is oven to table, plus it makes a great serving dish. It cleans easily which is also very important. Here’s a great green enchilada recipe you will also love to cook in this baking dish.
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