Weeknight Mexican Lasagna

Name: Weeknight Mexican Lasagna
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 40 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground beef; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced; 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans; 2 tablespoons chili powder; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1/4 teaspoon salt; pepper, to taste; 12 uncooked lasagna noodles; 2 1/2 cups water; 2 1/2 cups salsa; 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese; sour cream; sliced green onion; sliced black olives

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"I got this recipe from by best friend. It is wonderful and my family just loves it. Have taken it to many potlucks."

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Ready In:: 2hrs
Ingredients:: 16
Serves:: 8-10

ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
2 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
pepper, to taste
12 uncooked lasagna noodles
2 ¹⁄₂ cups water
2 ¹⁄₂ cups salsa
2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese
sour cream
sliced green onion
sliced black olives

directions

Cook/crumble beef, onion, and garlic until beef is browned; drain well.
Combine beef mixture, beans, chili powder oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper.
Place layer of uncooked lasagna noodles in bottom on 13 x 9 baking dish.
Spread half ot the beef mixture over the noodles.
Top with more noodles and remaining beef mixture.
Cover with remaining noodles.
Combine water and salsa and pour over top.
Cover tightly with foil and bake at 350 degrees for 1 1/2 hours or until noodles are tender.
Top with cheese and bake uncovered for 5-10 minutes until cheese is melted.
Top with sour cream, green onions, and olives.

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Reviews

This was sooooo good. I added a small amount of chopped onion and garlic to brown with the ground beef. Easy is not the word for this. I had this put together and in the oven in no time. Tasted delicious. My family gave it the big thumbs up. Thanks.

Sunflower
This was absolutely delicious. The only change/addition I made was sauteeing a chopped medium onion and a crushed garlic clove in a little oil before adding the meat. I am confident it will freeze wonderfully. Thanks for sharing, NurseDi!

1TexasLizard
I use a very simular recipe I created, only instead of using noodles I use flour tortillas. Everyone thinks it's awesome!!

Phyllis5903
This was so easy to make and tasted like it took a while to prepare. Everyone liked it a lot! Thanks for the recipe.

pyke8142
5 stars all the way! I increased the garlic, used homemade salsa, added taco seasoning to the meat blend and used 3 cups of salsa to 1 cup of water for the topping mixture. I baked for 1 hour and 15 minutes and then added the cheese. Let stand for 10 minutes. FABULOUS!

RedVinoGirl

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Tweaks

This is so good. I found this recipe in a Betty Crocker pamphlet and was so impressed with how tasty it was, knew it had to already be on the Zaar. ;) And here it is! I loved having salsa instead of tomato sauce and the cumin added a nice flavor. I omitted the beans. Thanks for sharing! DH & I both enjoyed it!

megs_
This is the BEST recipe and so easy to prepare it as Vegan dish!! My family doesn't eat meat or dairy, so I just substituted 10oz ives Meatless ground for the ground beef, Follow your Heart Vegan Monterey Jack for the cheese, and Tofutti vegan sour cream. The flavor was fantastic. My family rated it a definite repeat!

cdzapata
I use a very simular recipe I created, only instead of using noodles I use flour tortillas. Everyone thinks it's awesome!!

Phyllis5903