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enchilada lasagna with my homemade enchilada sauce

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Guf1962 avatar
Collegeville, PA
Updated on May 19, 2011

First recipe I've come up with...not bad if I say so myself :) Room-mate liked it a lot, that's always a good sign!! Seems like a lot of steps and ingredients, but I think it's worth it, for something pretty much "homemade" It can be altered to anyones liking, add black olives, diced chili peppers, whatever you like or don't like take out.

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Ingredients

  • INGREDIENTS FOR SAUCE:
  • 1/2 small onion chopped fine
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed or minced garlic
  • 1 tablespoon evoo (extra virgin olive oil)
  • 1 can 15oz tomato sauce
  • 1 can 14.5oz diced tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1/8 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 dash cayenne pepper
  • 3 teaspoons taco sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • pinch of salt, black pepper, onion & garlic powder to taste
  • CHICKEN FILLING:
  • 1/2 pound chicken breast or tenders, cut up into fine pieces
  • 1 cup frozen chopped spinach
  • 2 cups homemade enchilada sauce
  • 1 tablespoon evoo (extra virgin olive oil)
  • INGREDIENTS TO BUILD LASAGNA:
  • 1 package 8" flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1 can 16oz refried beans
  • - chicken filling (above)
  • - enchilada sauce (above) - your own or store bought

How To Make enchilada lasagna with my homemade enchilada sauce

  • Step 1
    For Sauce - Put medium size sauce pan on to medium heat add evoo, add onion, saute for about 1 minute, add garlic and saute for another minute or two. Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and tomato paste, stir to combine. Next add the chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, onion & garlic powders and sugar, stir. Turn heat to low and let simmer for about 30 - 45 mins. Stirring occasionally.
  • Step 2
    Chicken Filling - Put evoo in a skillet, heat to medium, add chicken and cook until no longer pink, add the sauce and cook for 3 mins, then add the frozen spinach, cover and set heat to low, simmer for about 10 minutes.
  • Step 3
    Build Lasagna - Heat oven to 350, while oven is pre-heating start building your lasagna. Put some of the sauce on the bottom of a baking dish/lasagna pan (I used a 10 1/2 x 6 1/2 metal pan) put flour tortillas over sauce to cover pan, (bottom and sides) so no part of the pan shows, next spread a layer of refried beans, add the chicken filling mixture, cheese, sauce and repeat layers until you reach the top of the pan. Finish off with tortillas (if any left) some cheese and a little more sauce. Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on size pan you use. Uncover and let top cheese brown a little, if you like.
  • Step 4
    Note: I'm not a fan of "spicy" foods, so I came up with my own sauce, it's very mild. So if you like the "heat" in real Mexican type foods, you can alter to your liking. With the size pan I used, I only needed 4 tortillas, 1/2 can refried beans, most of the sauce and chicken filling and 1/2 the cheese. So depending on the size pan you use, you may need more or less of any of the ingredients.
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