enchilada lasagna with my homemade enchilada sauce
First recipe I've come up with... not bad if I say so myself! My roommate 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. It can be altered to anyone's liking. Add black olives, diced chili peppers, whatever you like or don't like, take out. I'm not a fan of spicy foods, so I came up with my own sauce, which is very mild. So if you like the heat in real Mexican-type foods, you can adjust to your liking. Depending on the size of your pan, you may need more or less of any ingredient.
prep time
15 Min
cook time
2 Hr 10 Min
method
Bake
yield
8 serving(s)
Ingredients
- INGREDIENTS FOR SAUCE:
- 1/2 small onion chopped, fine
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed or minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 can tomato sauce (15 oz)
- 1 can diced tomatoes (14.5 oz)
- 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 salt, to taste
- black pepper, to taste
- onion powder, to taste
- 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 extra virgin olive oil
- INGREDIENTS TO BUILD LASAGNA
- 1 package 8" flour tortillas
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 can refried beans (16 oz)
- - chicken filling
- - enchilada sauce
How To Make enchilada lasagna with my homemade enchilada sauce
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Step 1For the sauce, put a medium-sized saucepan on medium heat. Add olive oil and onion. Saute for about 1 minute. Add garlic and saute for another minute or two.
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Step 2Add tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, chicken broth, and tomato paste, stir to combine. Next, add the chili powder, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, onion powder, garlic powder, and sugar; stir. Turn the heat to low and let it simmer for about 30 - 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
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Step 3For the chicken filling, put olive oil 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 the heat to low. Simmer for about 10 minutes.
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Step 4Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. While the oven is preheating, start building your lasagna. Put some of the sauce on the bottom of a baking dish/lasagna pan.
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Step 5Add a layer of flour tortillas over the sauce to cover the pan (bottom and sides).
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Step 6Next, spread half of the refried beans over the tortillas.
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Step 7Add half the chicken filling mixture.
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Step 8Then add half the cheese and more sauce.
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Step 9Repeat layers until you reach the top of the pan. Finish off with tortillas (if any left), some cheese, and a little more sauce.
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Step 10Cover with foil and bake for about 45 minutes to an hour, depending on the size pan you use. Uncover and let the top cheese brown a little, if you like.
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Category:
Chicken
Category:
Other Main Dishes
Category:
Other Sauces
Category:
Tacos & Burritos
Culture:
Mexican
Tag:
#For Kids
Keyword:
#Casserole
Keyword:
#lasagna
Keyword:
#enchilada
Ingredient:
Chicken
Method:
Bake
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