The first time I had this was right after we brought our first kiddo home from the hospital and lots of wonderful friends & family brought us meals. This was one we fell in love with right away and just had to have the recipe! Also, since it’s so easy to throw together & heats up really well this is also one of my go-to freezer meals. Top with some sour cream and/or guacamole and it won’t disappoint.
Gluten Free Mexican Lasagna
Creamy chicken and peppers layered with corn tortillas
SUPPLIES
- Large Bowl
- 9x9 Baking Dish could also use 8x8 or 7x11
- tin foil or lid for baking dish
Ingredients
- 12 ounces cooked chicken about 3 cups
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 cups Mexican cheese blend
- ½ cup salsa
- 4 ounces chopped green chiles 1 can
- 2 TBS cilantro
- 1 tsp ground chili powder
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 8 6" corn tortillas each cut into 6 wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350
- In a large bowl, combine chicken, sour cream, 1.5 cups of the Mexican cheese, salsa, chiles, cilantro, chili powder, and cayenne pepper. Mix well and set aside.
- Next arrange half of the tortilla pieces in the bottom of greased 7x11 or 9x9 pan, overlapping pieces slightly to cover the surface.
- Top with half of the chicken mixture, then repeat both layers.
- Finally, add cheeses to top of dish and cover with foil. Bake 30 minutes covered then 30 uncovered {until top is golden and bubbly.}
- Let cool 5-10 minutes before serving. Top with sour cream and/or guacamole {technically optional, but highly recommended :)}
Notes
If frozen bake at 375 degrees: 1 hour covered and 30 minutes uncovered.
6 Comments
Hannah Hurley
June 23, 2012 at 12:08 pmYummy! I never thought to call it Mexican Lasagna, we make something similar but call it Enchilada Casserole. Have you ever used Fage yogurt? I substitute it for sour cream. Much healthier and it tastes like sour cream! Thank you
Kate @ Discover. Create. Live.
June 23, 2012 at 1:18 pmNever heard of it, but I'll definitely give it a try the next time we make it! Thanks for the idea 😉
Rachel
June 24, 2012 at 7:48 pmMmm, sounds and looks yummy! 🙂
Just wanted to let you know we decided we're going to try Floradix instead of poly-vi-sol! At least until her next iron test! Floradix has no preservatives or artificial colors at least. 🙂
Kate @ Discover. Create. Live.
June 25, 2012 at 4:42 pmthanks!! I'll have to look for that 🙂
Ashley@AttemptsAtDomestication
June 25, 2012 at 8:41 pmOH. MY. GOSH. This looks/sounds absolutely heavenly! Definitely trying it next week!
Kate @ Discover. Create. Live.
June 26, 2012 at 2:47 pmYou really should! It's definitely one of my favorite dishes 🙂