Mexican Lasagna

My dinner tonight: 1/2 lb 93% lean ground beef (or leaner) 1/2 lb lean ground turkey 1 package taco seasoning 1 can corn (or mexican style corn) 1 can diced tomatoes Low fat ricotta Whole Wheat Flour Tortillas (I like Carb balance kind) Cheese!! (shredded) Good meat, drain fat (I just rinse in a collander) to make sure all fat is washed away! put meat back in sauce pan. Add corn, tomatoes and taco seasoning and let simmer till hot. In a 9" round cake pan start layering meat mixture, tortilla, ricotta, meat, tortilla, ricotta. I can usually get about 3 layers and top it with what's left of the meat. Then sprinkle cheese on top and bake for 30-35 min at 350degrees. I'm also grilling some asparagus to go on the side sprinkled with lemon pepper.

Oh man, this sounds so yummy. My kind of food!!! I LOVE mexican food! Do you have any nutrition info on this?

Jodi- I honestly don't. This was something I got from a friend and then just altered it to make it more WLS friendly. I can tell you that I used 7 oz of chicken (shredded) = 49g protein 1 can of black beans = 24g protein 2 cans diced tomatoes = 7g protein Cottage cheese = 18g protein Cheese = 49g (accidently used a whole bag of shredded low fat cheddar) Divide that by 6 servings = 24.5g protein per serving The carbs aren't tooo bad when you use the Carb balance whole wheat tortillas and you can reduce the starch/ carb by using beans instead of corn (depending on what bean)

This was absolutely wonderful!! I'll definately be making this again!

I actually made this last night with two substitutions. Instead of corn (I was out) I used black beans and instead of ricotta ( I didn't have enough) I used low fat cottage cheese.

Thanks for the info, Jennifer, and for the substitution info. I'm not very good at coming up with things to eat, so your recipes are awesome!!

Jennifer, I made your Mexican Lasagna tonight and it was a huge hit! The family loved it! I doubled it and I smeared refried beans on the tortillas for a little more protein... Thank you Jenn

I'm glad everyone has enjoyed this! It's one of my family's favorites too

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