Mexican Lasanga

This light take on lasanga by adding southwest seasoning and refried beans made this dish eaten and enjoyed by all!  Makes great left overs too.

Ingredients:
1 red and orange bell pepper
1 medium onion
1 lb lean ground turkey
1/4 cup Southwest Seasoning (the following recipe makes 1/4 cup)
    1 tbsp chili powder, 2 tsp. ground cumin, 1 tsp. coriander, 1/2 tsp onion powder,
    1/2 tsp  garlic powder, 1/2 tsp dried oregano, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika. 1 tsp sea salt
Shredded Cheese
Can of Fat Free Refried Beans
2 small cans of diced chiles or 1 large can
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
12 corn tortillas

 

Directions:

1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees

2.  Dice the peppers and onions. Set aside.

 

3.  Heat olive oil in large skillet and add diced peppers and onions.  Cook until tender.

4.  Remove vegetables from skillet and set aside.

5.  Brown ground turkey in skillet just used from vegetables. 

6.  Add chiles to meat once brown. Stir and cook another minute.

7.  Next, add cooked onions and peppers to meat mixture, southwest seasoning, and 1/4 cup of water. 

8.  Simmer for 10 minutes.

9.  Spray bottom of 9x13 pan with cooking spray. 

10.  Line bottom of pan with 6 tortillas. 

11.  Spread with 1/2 of refried beans on tortillas.

 

 

12. Place 1/2 of meat and vegetable mixture over tortillas and beans.

13.  Layer the remaining 6 tortillas on top of the meat mixture.  Repeat spreading the refried beans and remaining meat and vegetable mixture.

14.  Sprinkle evenly the top with cheese (if following 21 day fix, use 6 blue containers worth of shreeded cheese).

 

15.  Bake for 30 minutes or cheese is hot and bubbly.

 

 

 

Makes 6 servings.

 

If following 21 day fix meal plan, it's 1 red, 1 yellow, 1 green, 1 blue.