Mexican Lasagna

Happy New Year, everyone!! Are y'all excited nearly what 2012 has inwards shop for you? I'm hoping it has to a greater extent than blogging inwards it for me. I've form of decided to simply become forrad amongst my weblog hither as well as potentially non become dorsum as well as create total inwards the missing posts I had wanted to do. I don't know...I can't decide. I figure I'll kickoff electrical flow as well as hence when I bring around fourth dimension I'll add together inwards one-time ones hither as well as there. Otherwise I simply larn likewise overwhelmed as well as don't practise anything.

My childhood best friend posted on Facebook of late nearly calories for a Mexican lasagna she makes. I asked her for the recipe because it sounded tasty simply from the title. She sent it to me, as well as I had most everything on mitt already, hence I set it into my repast excogitation for the week. Worked out cracking because I was depression on grocery coin this week. I was excited to essay it--and that it was depression cal! 2011 was the yr I got fit, hence right away I'm actually focusing on staying that way, hence tasty as well as visible lamp recipes that come upward highly recommended are fantastic!

Mexican Lasagna
Source: Adapted from my friend Sarah (who has a actually funny weblog nearly Jason Segel)

1.25 pounds dry reason turkey
1/2 onion, chopped
Salt
Pepper
Taco seasoning
28 oz tin enchilada sauce
1 medium zucchini, shredded
1 blood-red bell pepper, diced
1 bundle frozen spinach, thawed as well as drained
1 tin refried beans
four whole wheat tortillas
2 cups shredded Mexican blend cheese

Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Brown dry reason turkey as well as onion inwards skillet amongst salt, pepper, as well as taco seasoning (no to a greater extent than than ane packet...use withal much y'all similar to taste...or throw inwards random taco seasoning spices similar chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, oregano, as well as paprika if y'all don't bring actual taco seasoning). Pour enchilada sauce into skillet as well as add together inwards vegetables (you tin operate others, too, whatever floats your boat or what y'all bring on hand). Simmer.

In dissever pan, rut tin of refried beans.

Coat a 9x13 dish amongst cooking spray. Spread one-half of the turkey as well as vegetable mixture inwards the bottom of the pan. Top amongst one-half of the refried beans, spreading to encompass every bit best y'all can. Top amongst 2 whole wheat tortillas, hence one-half of cheese. Repeat layers.

Bake at 400 for fifteen minutes. Cut into viii servings.

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I didn't alter this a whole lot from how Sarah sent it to me, simply added inwards to a greater extent than veggies as well as used flour tortillas instead of corn. I had intended on using corn originally, but I ran out of fourth dimension to brand them similar I'd planned as well as didn't bring whatsoever on hand, hence whole wheat flour tortillas is what I ended upward using. It worked out fine...I likely could bring used a twosome to a greater extent than hence the tortilla layers were thicker, but no ane complained.

This was super slow to set together as well as SO GOOD. Well, the hubby as well as I both idea so. My kids weren't actually fans. Boy #2 ate his upward in ane lawsuit I mixed around Greek yogurt (in lieu of sour cream, which nosotros didn't bring on hand) inwards it to cutting the spice a bit. Boy #1 picked at his fifty-fifty amongst the yogurt mixed in, but he did terminate upward eating a decent amount of his serving. I volition definitely larn inwards again.

Oh, as well as I calculated it to solely survive 310 calories per serving! Not bad at all--and it was hence filling!