marcela's corn & poblano lasagna

Name: Marcela's Corn & Poblano Lasagna
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 4 tablespoon(s) butter, divided; 3 clove(s) minced garlic, divided; 2 cup(s) corn kernals, frozen & thawed; 2 cup(s) half and half; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried thyme; 1/2 cup(s) thinly sliced sweet onion; 4 - poblanos, charred, peeled, stemmed, seeded & cut into 1" strips; 1 pound(s) cooked & shredded chicken; 6 - 7 x 3 inch no-boil lasagna sheets; 2 cup(s) low moisture mozzarella, shredded; - salt & pepper, to taste

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Teresa Jacobson

New Orleans, LA

Updated on May 15, 2013

This is so delicious that I had to share. Chicken, roasted poblanos and pasta in a creamy sauce all covered in cheese...mmmm. What's not to love? It has some heat to it but even those that don't like spicy will love this. It's a little time consuming but worth the effort. I adapted this from Food Network Marcela Valladolid's yummy recipe. If you've never roasted peppers before here's a great link to help you. http://www.ehow.com/how_5117278_roast-poblano-peppers.html.

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prep time 45 Min

cook time 1 Hr 10 Min

method Bake

yield 8 serving(s)

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter, divided
3 cloves minced garlic, divided
2 cups corn kernals, frozen & thawed
2 cups half and half
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 cup thinly sliced sweet onion
4 - poblanos, charred, peeled, stemmed, seeded & cut into 1" strips
1 pound cooked & shredded chicken
6 - 7 x 3 inch no-boil lasagna sheets
2 cups low moisture mozzarella, shredded
- salt & pepper, to taste

How To Make marcela's corn & poblano lasagna

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly spray a 13 x 9 glass baking dish with nonstick spray.

Step 2

Over medium heat, melt 2 T. butter in a large pan. Add 2 of the cloves of minced garlic and the corn; saute for about 5 minutes. Stir in the half & half; cook for about 5 minutes more. Stir in thyme. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Pour into a blender (or use a submersion hand blender) and puree until smooth.
Step 3

In a separate skillet over medium heat, melt the remaining butter. Saute the onions until translucent, about 5 minutes. Add the remaining clove of minced garlic and cook for a minute or so more. Stir in the poblanos and cooked chicken; cook for about 5 minutes to allow flavors to blend. Remove from heat.
Step 4

Place 1/3 of the corn sauce in bottom of prepared pan. Place 3 sheets of (uncooked) lasagna noodles across the sauce. Spread half the poblano mixture across the noodles; cover with 1/2 of the cheese. Repeat except put final sauce on before last of the cheese. Cover with foil.
Step 5

Bake until pasta is cooked, about 50 minutes. Remove foil, increase heat to 375 and bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 5-8 minutes. Remove from oven and let stand for about 15 minutes before serving.
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