Southwest Chicken Lasagna
- Preparation Time: 15 minutes
- Total Cooking time: 50 minutes
I first heard about this Lasagna recipe from my friend Sharon Perras. I simply couldn’t wait to try it. So, thinking I had it committed to memory I made it. Well, mine was pretty good (even better on Day 2!).
But, after Sharon sent me the ACTUAL recipe I realized…my memory isn’t what it used to be! Here is the ACTUAL recipe and my version…(which might save you some $ and a few calories to boot!) in parentheses.
| Amount | Measure | Ingredients |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | chopped onion |
| 1 | medium | red or green bell pepper chopped |
| 2 | cloves | cloves garlic |
| 2 | 10 1/2oz | cans tomato soup |
| 1 | 10 1/2oz | can enchilada sauce |
| 1 | Tbsp | chili powder |
| 1 | tsp | cumin |
| dash | pepper | |
| 4 | egg whites lightly beaten (1 whole egg) | |
| 3 | cups | fat free cottage cheese (1 1/2 cups and small tub of Mascarpone) |
| 1/3 | cup | chopped parsley |
| 3 | Tbsp | canned diced green chilies |
| 4 | cup | cooked chicken breast cut into bite size pieces |
| 1 1/2 | cup | reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese shredded |
| 1 | cup | shredded monterey jack |
To prepare:
- Boil your lasagna noodles
- In a medium skillet fry: 1C chopped onion, 1 red or green bell pepper chopped, 2 cloves garlic. Mix in: 2 101/2 oz cans tomato soup, 1 10oz can enchilada sauce, 1T chili powder, 1tsp cumin, dash of pepper. This is your sauce.
Actual:
- In a separate bowl mix together : 4 egg whites lightly beaten, 3C fat free cottage cheese, 1/3 C chopped parsley, 3T canned diced green chilies.
I used:
- 1 beaten whole egg with about 1 & 1/2 cups cottage cheese and a small tub of Mascarpone (Italian Cream Cheese) Just blob it on, here and there.
Actual:
- 4C cooked chicken breast cut into bite size pieces
- 1 1/2 C reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese shredded
- 1C shredded monterey jack
I used:
- About a cup or two of the Chicken and no extra cheese!!
Layer as follows:
- noodles
- 1/2 cheese mixture
- 1/2 sauce
- 1/2 of each cheese
- Repeat
Cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 50 minutes. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting. Enjoy !!
