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Easy Mexican Lasagna

January 21, 2016 by Ginnie 7 Comments

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This easy Mexican Lasagna is the perfect game day recipe. Serve it anytime you need to feed a crowd!

This easy Mexican Lasagna is a fun twist on the Italian classic! It makes the perfect game day recipe or serve it at any party or meal where you need to feed a crowd! | Hello Little Home

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When it comes to game day, I’m all about the food.

You can usually find me stationed near the buffet table nibbling my way through each delicious dish.

One thing I especially gravitate toward is Mexican food. I just love those warm, spicy flavors … who doesn’t?

And this Mexican Lasagna is the ultimate game day recipe … cheesy, easy to make, and so tasty!

This easy Mexican Lasagna is a fun twist on the Italian classic! It makes the perfect game day recipe or serve it at any party or meal where you need to feed a crowd! | Hello Little Home

Easy Mexican Lasagna

This vegetarian Mexican Lasagna is a fun twist on the Italian classic.

It’s filled with layers of a savory veggie-bean mixture and creamy ricotta cheese. Corn tortillas replace the lasagna noodles.

Instead of making my own sauce, I kept things super simple and used Pace Picante Sauce.

I love the genuine southwest flavor of Pace Salsas and Picante Sauces. Of course, it’s delicious served with chips, but I also love using it to kick up the flavor in my favorite dishes. I choose a medium picante sauce, but Pace Salsas and Picante Sauces come in a variety of textures and heat levels, so use your favorite for this recipe.

This easy Mexican Lasagna is a fun twist on the Italian classic! It makes the perfect game day recipe or serve it at any party or meal where you need to feed a crowd! | Hello Little Home

If you are serving this dish for a party or on a busy week night, you can prepare and assemble everything ahead of time.

Then, simply follow the baking directions before serving. Add your favorite toppings, and it’s time to eat!

This easy Mexican Lasagna is sure to become your favorite game day recipe. Serve it anytime you need to feed a crowd!

This easy Mexican Lasagna is a fun twist on the Italian classic! It makes the perfect game day recipe or serve it at any party or meal where you need to feed a crowd! | Hello Little Home

Easy Mexican Lasagna
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Easy Mexican Lasagna
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
55 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
 

The delicious, easy Mexican Lasagna recipe is full of flavor and perfect for serving a crowd!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican, Tex Mex
Keyword: lasagna, mexican lasagna
Servings: 12 people
Author: Ginnie
Ingredients
For Vegetable Filling:
  • 2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, diced
  • 2 small zucchini, chopped
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained and rinsed
  • 1 (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chilies
  • 1 cup frozen corn
For Ricotta Filling:
  • 1 (16-ounce) container ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup Mexican blend shredded cheese
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
For Assembly:
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 (24-ounce) jar Pace® Picante Sauce
  • 20 corn tortillas
  • 1 cup Mexican blend shredded cheese
For Serving:
  • cilantro green onions, black olives, avocado, sour cream, tomatoes, salsa
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Prepare vegetable filling:
  1. Heat olive oil in a large frying pan over medium-high heat.
  2. Add onion to oil and saute until softened and starting to brown.
  3. Stir zucchini into onions; cook until tender and browned.
  4. Mix garlic, chili powder, cumin, salt, oregano, and red pepper flakes into veggies; cook, stirring constantly, until fragrant (about 30 seconds).
  5. Add beans, diced tomatoes and green chilies, and corn to veggies. Cook until heated through, then remove from heat and season to taste with additional salt, if desired.

Prepare ricotta filling:
  1. While veggies are cooking, combine ricotta, Mexican cheese, egg, garlic, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Mix well.

Assemble Mexican Lasagna:
  1. Spray a 13x9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  2. Spread half of the picante sauce in the bottom of the pan. Top salsa with 5 tortillas, breaking them in halves or quarters, if needed, to cover the pan.

  3. Cover tortillas with half of the vegetable mixture.
  4. Add another layer of 5 tortillas. Spread ricotta over the tortillas.

  5. Layer 5 more tortillas on top of the ricotta. Cover the tortillas with the remaining vegetable mixture.

  6. Add another layer of 5 tortillas. Top the tortillas with the remaining picante sauce.

  7. Cover the pan tightly with foil. Bake lasagna for 30 minutes or until hot.

  8. Remove foil from pan, then top with 1 cup Mexican cheese. Return lasagna to oven and bake until cheese is melted and lightly browned, about 10 to 15 minutes.

  9. Remove Mexican Lasagna from oven. Let stand 5 to 10 minutes before cutting.

  10. Serve lasagna sprinkled with your favorite toppings. Enjoy!

This easy Mexican Lasagna is a fun twist on the Italian classic! It makes the perfect game day recipe or serve it at any party or meal where you need to feed a crowd! | Hello Little Home

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Filed Under: Main Dish, Recipe Tagged With: beans, black beans, game day, lasagna, mexican, Pace, ricotta, salsa, tex-mex, vegetables, vegetarian

About Ginnie

Ginnie is the writer, photographer, and chief content creator behind Hello Little Home. She loves trying new things (whether that’s a delicious vegetarian recipe, exploring a new city, a fun DIY project, or a pretty makeup look), and she hopes to inspire you to do the same! Read more about Ginnie here.

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Amy

I’ve been in the mood for something like this -definitely pinning, definitely making!

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Ginnie

You are going to love it … let me know what you think! 🙂

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Julie

Hey Ginnie, this looks like and awesome recipe and yummy too! Hope you have a great weekend and stay warm!
Julie xo

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Linda @ Veganosity

LOL! Too funny that we both made Mexican lasagna. Yours sounds great, Ginnie!

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Ginnie

Ha ha … thanks, Linda! You know what they say about great minds. 😉

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Carolyn West

Yum! We’re big Mexican food fans. This would be perfect for a pot luck party! #client

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Ginnie

Thanks, Carolyn! It would definitely feed a crowd at a potluck! 🙂

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