Southwestern lasagna has ground beef, cheese and veggies layered between tortillas. It’s easy to make and family friendly too!
I’ve got another dinner idea for you today. It’s cool and rainy here today, and I’m in the mood for some serious comfort food! When you live in the desert, cool weather is always cause for celebration, especially after a long, hot summer.
Southwestern lasagna is super easy to prepare, and my family absolutely loves it. You can even prepare all of it or part of it ahead of time and heat it up when it’s time for dinner. Plus, it works well for leftovers!
I’ve made this dish with chicken and beef, and we like it both ways. It’s really like making easy enchiladas, only you don’t have to roll the tortillas up.
Basically, you brown the ground beef in a large skillet, and then you add the veggies. Then, you layer the ingredients in a baking dish between some flour tortillas, along with cheese and enchilada sauce.
How to Make Southwestern Lasagna
- 2 pounds of ground beef
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic chopped
- 1 small can of black beans rinsed and drained
- 2 cups of canned or frozen corn ( if using frozen cook first)
- 2 bell peppers chopped ( I used one red and one yellow)
- 1 jalapeno pepper seeded and diced
- 2 teaspoons of chili powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 cups to 3 of shredded Mexican-style cheese blend
- 6 large flour tortillas
- 1 large can of enchilada sauce
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Grease the bottom of a 13X9 pan with a little bit of olive oil, and then add some of the enchilada sauce to the bottom.
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Tear or cut 2 tortillas so that they cover the bottom and sides of the pan.
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Add some of the meat mixture, and add some enchilada sauce on top.
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Layer some cheese over the meat.
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Start the second layer with more tortillas, and repeat process.Cover the top layer of tortillas with as much enchilada sauce as you want and then a final layer of cheese. Bake for about 30 minutes or until bubbly and the cheese is completely melted.
Of course, you can add as much cheese as you want, but this is just a guide. If you don’t like spicy food, you can always leave out the jalapenos. I like to serve this dish with some shredded lettuce on the side and top it off with sour cream, diced tomatoes and extra jalapenos. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for visiting! If you try this Southwestern lasagna, I sure hope you like it. And, if you have a similar recipe, let me know — I’d love to try yours!
Have a great day!
Just pinned this great recipe my friend. Enjoy your weekend.
FABBY
Yum! I love anything like this. I wonder if the boyfriend would eat it. Of course he would, it looks delicious! Thanks for sharing!
Yum, this sounds so good, Dee! How can you go wrong with something named Southwest Lasagne, I mean, really?
Thanks for your sweet comment on my Fall Tablescape. Have you always been "noreply" on your email? I thought I remembered responding directly to you when I got an emailed comment, but maybe not……age, memory…..oh, well!
Yum! Any Tex Mex casserole always is a favorite around here. I will be trying!
Thanks so much for pinning, Fabby. Enjoy your weekend too! 🙂
My husband loves anything that's loaded with cheese, so I hope your guy likes it too! 🙂
Thanks, Michelle! We love anything with a Southwestern, Tex-Mex vibe. 🙂
We love it, Carol! 🙂 I thought I fixed the comments, but somehow it went back to noreply. So, I just try to visit everyone's blogs as soon as I can and stay in touch that way. 🙂
This sounds really good (Love the name of your blog BTDubs!) Found you on the Whimsy Wednesday Blog Hop!
Thanks so much, Kyla –that's so sweet! 🙂
Hi Dee, great dish! How about adding it to the Food on Friday: Cheese collection over at Carole's Chatter? Cheers
Sounds wonderful! We love anything Southwestern style around here! Thanks for linking it up with us at Foodie Fridays! 🙂
Hi Dee,
Your Southwestern Lasagna looks fabulous. Hope you are having a great fall day and thanks so much for sharing this awesome post with Full Plate Thursday.
Come Back Soon!
Miz Helen
ohhh looks so yummy!! My son would LOVE this Southwestern lasagna – he really likes spicy!
I love anything spicy, but not all of my kids do. This can kind of go either way. 🙂
Hello sweet lady! This looks incredible. Pinned. We appreciate you taking the time to party with us. We hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm. We love partying with you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Happy Sunday! Lou Lou Girls
Mexican Lasagna is so good, I don't make it nearly enough!
Thank you for this recipe.I really love to cook Lasagna and this one looks great! Have you tried cooking lasagna without baking? Well, I'm just wondering if it is possible. 🙂
Thanks again and God bless.
I made this and my family just loved it!
I was having another look at e recipe today to cook tonite and then I noticed the calorie count. Is it really 1700+ calories per serving?
Oh my gosh, no! I think the serving size is wrong since this feeds our family of 7, and there are leftovers. I’m going through my older recipes and updating them, so this one is definitely on the list to do soon!