Mexican Lasagna with Chicken & Black Bean

Mexican Lasagna with Chicken & Black Bean

  Ready in : 45 mins

Mexican Lasagna with Chicken & Black Bean is a Mediterranean main course. This gluten free recipe serves 4 and costs $2.46 per serving. One portion of this dish contains approximately 28g of protein, 23g of fat, and a total of 599 calories. This recipe from Foodista has 1 fans. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. If you have ground chicken, cumin powder, sharp cheddar cheese, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. With a spoonacular score of 71%, this dish is pretty good.

Ingredients

black beans

black beans

15 ounces

canola oil

canola oil

1 tablespoon

cilantro

cilantro

4 servings

corn tortillas

corn tortillas

12

cumin powder

cumin powder

2 teaspoon

chipotle enchilada sauce

chipotle enchilada sauce

1 cup

garlic powder

garlic powder

2 teaspoon

ground chicken

ground chicken

4 oz

jalapenos

jalapenos

1

onion

onion

1

bell pepper

bell pepper

4 servings

bell pepper

bell pepper

0.5

chili powder

chili powder

2 teaspoon

salt

salt

4 servings

sharp cheddar cheese

sharp cheddar cheese

6 ounces

taco seasoning

taco seasoning

1 package

Cooking in Steps

  1. 1
    - Preheat oven to 375F- Over medium heat, add oil on a skillet. When heated, brown ground chicken for few minutes.-

    ground chicken

    ground chicken

    cooking oil

    cooking oil

    frying pan
    frying pan
    oven
    oven
  2. 2
    Add onions and bell pepper.

    bell pepper

    bell pepper

    onion

    onion

  3. 3
    Let them sweat for couple minutes and add black beans, jalapeno and stir them together. Continue this for 2-3 minutes.-

    black beans

    black beans

    jalapeno pepper

    jalapeno pepper

  4. 4
    Add all the spices and 1/4 cup enchilada sauce. Allow it to cook for few minutes then remove from heat.

    enchilada sauce

    enchilada sauce

    spices

    spices

  5. 5
    Let it cool for few minutes or leave it in the refrigerator for quick chill.- In a baking dish, pour about 2-3 tablespoon enchilada sauce then one tortilla.

    enchilada sauce

    enchilada sauce

    tortilla

    tortilla

    baking pan
    baking pan
  6. 6
    Spread 1 tablespoon of sauce over the tortilla then spoon chicken-bean mixture followed by 1 tablespoon of cheese or more if you like.-

    tortilla

    tortilla

    whole chicken

    whole chicken

    cheese

    cheese

  7. 7
    Layer it likewise with the remaining tortillas. Just make sure the tortillas are well covered in sauce otherwise it will be very dry.- Top the last tortilla with remaining sauce and cheese.-

    tortilla

    tortilla

    cheese

    cheese

  8. 8
    Bake it covered for 10-12 minutes or until the sauce bubbles and cheese is melted completely.

    cheese

    cheese

    oven
    oven