Receta Clean Eating Mexican Lasagna
I love lasagna. I don’t eat many grains anymore and very, very little dairy. But lasagna is something I make an exception for on occasion.
I love lasagna simply because to me, it feels like essential comfort food. It may take a little work to assemble, but with a some pre-prep, it’s not so bad. Plus, you can assemble, wrap and freeze for a busy weeknight dinner!
I used brown rice noodles for mine and ended up overcooking them a bit, which is why they look a bit shredded above. I had to piece the little pieces together. But a good sturdy whole wheat noodle will usually avoid that situation. But then again, it’s not the end of the world if you’re topping your lasagna with cheese. Nobody will know the difference!
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Clean Eating Mexican Lasagna
Ingredients:
- 1 large red onion, chopped
- 1 tbsp. oil
- 1.5 lb. lean ground turkey
- 1 tbsp. garlic powder
- 1 tbsp. onion powder
- 1 tbsp. ground cumin
- 1 tbsp. chili powder
- 1 lb. frozen, organic corn
- 1 boxes whole grain lasagna noodles (I used brown rice noodles, but whole wheat works too), cooked to package directions
- 2 (15 oz.) cans or jars clean tomato sauce
- 2 cups hand-grated cheddar cheese
- Salt to taste after cooking
- Fresh cilantro and avocado (or homemade guacamole), for garnish
Directions:
In a large skillet, sauté the onion in the olive oil.
Add the turkey, and cook until the meat is browned all the way through.
Add the spices.
When the meat is completely cooked and the spices are well distributed, stir in the frozen corn.
Cook until the corn no longer appears frozen (about 2-3 minutes), while stirring constantly.
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Grease a 9×12 casserole dish and lay down the first layer of cooked noodles.
Next put down a thin layer of meat.
Over the meat, pour 1 can of tomato sauce.
Put down the next layer of noodles and repeat the layering process.
End with the second layer of tomato sauce.
Sprinkle with cheese.
Bake for about 20 minutes or until the cheese is completely melted.
Serve, garnished with cilantro and avocado or guacamole.
Number of servings (yield): 10 servings
Nutritional Content:
(Data is for 1/10th the recipe.)
Calories: 358
Total Fat: 11 gm
Saturated Fats: 5 gm
Trans Fats: 0 gm
Cholesterol: 53 mg
Sodium: 626 mg (this can be lowered by using low or no sodium tomato sauce)
Carbohydrates: 42 gm
Dietary fiber: 5 gm
Sugars: 5 gm
Protein: 27 gm
Please Note: Nutritional information estimated at MyFitnessPal.com. Data may not be accurate and is subject to the availability of specific foods in their database. Where one ingredient is not listed, substitutions must be used. Therefore, you should not refer to this data as being exact. It’s more of a ballpark figure. The Gracious Pantry does not take responsibility for the inadequacies of the nutrition calculator used. This data is provided as a courtesy and general reference only. It is not exact.