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Southwestern Chicken Lasagna

SUBMITTED BY: Mike Steadman

"A spicy, cheesy, Mexican flavored dish assembled and baked much like lasagna."
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Original recipe yield: 6 servings
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 3 cups chopped, cooked chicken breast meat
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 2 large onions
  • 1 teaspoon fresh chopped jalapeno peppers
  • 2 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 2 teaspoons dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 2 cups spaghetti sauce
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup fresh salsa
  • 16 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 16 ounces shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 15 (6 inch) corn tortillas

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  2. In a large skillet, brown shredded chicken in butter or margarine. Add onions, jalapeno peppers, garlic, basil and oregano. Then add the spaghetti sauce, tomato sauce and salsa/picante sauce. Stir all together. Cover skillet and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
  3. In a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking dish, place a layer of tortillas, then a layer of the chicken/sauce mixture, then a layer of mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers twice, then top casserole with Cheddar cheese and bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour, until cheese is bubbly.
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Reviewed on Oct. 3, 2003 by DREGINEK
Teriffic recipe!! I would recommend not to deviate from the corn tortillas. Using flour ones seem to turn out a little mushy. It's even more delicious when topped with your favorite peppers, lettuce, tomatoes and/or sour cream! Will make again and again!!

18 users found this review helpful
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2003 by BARBIE0492
This dish was great. My family loved it for Sunday dinner. A keeper!

14 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Dec. 3, 2003 by Laura K
We loved this chicken lasagna!! I didn't have canned tomato sauce so I used 4 cups of spaghetti sauce.. and I used much less cheese, just a little..Delicious!

9 users found this review helpful


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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 884

  • Total Fat: 46.7g
  • Cholesterol: 187mg
  • Sodium: 1943mg
  • Total Carbs: 53.1g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 7.5g
  • Protein: 64.6g

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