Lasagna is a beloved Italian dish with meat, tomatoes, cheese, and Italian flavors, while tacos have tortillas in place of lasagna noodles and are flavored using different spices. This dish is different though, because it’s a flavorful combination of Mexican flavors and an Italian cooking technique.
Corn tortillas take the place of lasagna noodles, while tomato salsa is used here instead of the tomato sauce typically found in Italian lasagnas. You also need ground beef, taco seasoning and cheese.
There are various ways to customize this dish, such as using another kind of meat, a different kind of cheese, or adding in some vegetables such as corn or sliced mushrooms. As this is such a simple dish to prepare and it tastes so good, you’ll want to make it again and again.
Why You’ll Love the Recipe
When you apply the concept of a layered dish like lasagna to Mexican ingredients, you end up with a truly delicious result. This is really simple to make and it tastes great.
How to Serve It
Enjoy this with some rice and refried beans perhaps, or a salad. A sliced avocado on the side is good too.
Can You Make It Ahead?
You can assemble it ahead if you like and then bake it later.
Storage Instructions
Leftovers will keep for up to 4 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Variations and Substitutions
Use any kind of ground meat, any kind of cheese and sub flour tortillas for the corn ones if that’s your preference.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup tomato salsa
- 1-ounce package taco seasoning
- 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes in juice
- 10 soft corn tortillas (6-inches across)
- ½ cup shredded Mexican blend or Colby cheese
INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Brown the ground beef in a deep skillet over a moderate to high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
When the beef is brown all over, stir in the tomatoes and taco seasoning.
Arrange half the tortillas over the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish so they overlap.
Spoon the meat mixture on top and then add the rest of the tortillas.
Spread salsa over the top and sprinkle over the cheese.
Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and melted.
Serve immediately.
This delicious recipe is so easy to make. It combines delicious south of the border ingredients with an Italian cooking technique and the result is something everyone is going to love and want second helpings of!
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Mexican Taco Lasagna
This delicious recipe is so easy to make. It combines delicious south of the border ingredients with an Italian cooking technique and the result is something everyone is going to love and want second helpings of!
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 cup tomato salsa
- 1-ounce package taco seasoning
- 14 ounces canned diced tomatoes in juice
- 10 soft corn tortillas (6-inches across)
- ½ cup shredded Mexican blend or Colby cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Brown the ground beef in a deep skillet over a moderate to high heat, breaking it up with a wooden spoon.
- When the beef is brown all over, stir in the tomatoes and taco seasoning.
- Arrange half the tortillas over the bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish so they overlap.
- Spoon the meat mixture on top and then add the rest of the tortillas.
- Spread salsa over the top and sprinkle over the cheese.
- Bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is bubbly and melted.
- Serve immediately.
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author. She makes her home in Chester, UK, where she lives with her husband, Todd, and their much beloved English Cocker, Mitzie. Her motto is “Life is far too short to eat bad food,” and her goal is to share delicious and easy recipes which anyone can enjoy and cook in the comfort of their own home.
