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Home » Ethnic: Mexican » Beef & Chorizo Mexican Lasagna

Beef & Chorizo Mexican Lasagna

May 6, 2009 · WCC Administr@tr · 11 Comments

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By the time this week is over with, I’m pretty sure I’ll be sick of Mexican inspired dishes! In honor of Cinco de Mayo, I felt compelled to make a dish despite the other Mexican inspired dishes I made yesterday for the pre-celebration and the other Mexican inspired dishes planned for Saturday for a dinner event I’m hosting. But alas, here is a pretty simple Mexican lasagna of sorts.

I love lasagnas for the simple fact that they are nothing but a layered casserole where anything goes! With a starch, cheese, a sauce and some protein all nicely layered and baked up until bubbly, lasagnas are quite a comfort food. Tonight, it’s done with some Mexican flair…

Beef & Chorizo Mexican Lasagna
original Joelen recipe

12 corn tortillas
1/2 lb ground beef (85/15)
1/2 soft Mexican chorizo
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 small onion, finely diced
1 tablespoon taco seasoning
salt & pepper to taste
2 cups refried pinto beans
1 tub ricotta cheese
1 egg
2 cup Mexican cheese blend
2 cups diced tomatoes, pico de gallo or your preferred salsa
sliced green onions (for garnish)

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.

In a saute pan over medium high heat, crumble in your ground beef and chorizo; brown. Add the minced garlic and diced onion. Stir and cook until softened. Add the taco seasoning, and salt & pepper to taste. Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.

In a small bowl, combine the ricotta cheese and egg until incorporated. Season with salt & pepper to taste. Set aside.

In a 9×13 inch baking pan, lightly butter the bottom of the pan. Place 6 corn tortillas on the bottom of the pan, overlapping as needed.

Top the corn tortillas with 1/2 of the refried beans.
Top the beans with 1/2 of the ricotta cheese mixture.
Top the ricotta layer with 1/2 of the beef and chorizo mixture.
Top the beef and chorizo layer with 1/2 of the shredded Mexican cheese.
Top the shredded cheese layer with 1/2 of the diced tomatoes, pico de gallo or your preferred salsa.

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Repeat the process again with the corn tortillas, adding a little more cheese on top for good measure; bake in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes until cheese is melted.

Garnish with sliced green onions and serve up with sour cream and guacamole.

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Ethnic: Mexican

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  1. Karen Kelly says

    May 6, 2009 at 4:11 am

    YUM–I’m definitely going to try this one!

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  2. Unknown says

    May 6, 2009 at 5:42 am

    I’m so glad I haven’t gone to the grocery store yet… I’m going to get all the ingredients for this recipe and make it this weekend 🙂

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  3. Memaw's memories says

    May 6, 2009 at 3:35 pm

    I’m a lasagna person too, and this sounds yummy.

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  4. Anonymous says

    May 6, 2009 at 4:50 pm

    How could you possibly get tired of this dish? It’s gorgeous!! 🙂

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  5. Cookin' Canuck says

    May 6, 2009 at 5:38 pm

    Chorizo, cheese, and tomatoes? Sold! This looks delicious.

    http://www.cookincanuck.com

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  6. Jenn@slim-shoppin says

    May 6, 2009 at 8:18 pm

    That’s so funny! I tried to make a single version of Mexican lasagna last night, but yours looks even better!

    What a great recipe to feed a crowd!

    Reply
  7. h2babe says

    May 7, 2009 at 12:29 am

    Who doesnt love chorizo! 😉 Thanks for posting!

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  8. elly says

    May 7, 2009 at 2:30 am

    Mmm this looks so good. I love anything with chorizo!

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  9. BMK says

    May 7, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    This looks fabulous!

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  10. bethanyjg says

    May 7, 2009 at 4:42 pm

    This looks delicious, Joelen!

    Reply
  11. Tangled Noodle says

    May 8, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    Just the way I like it: all the delicious goodness in one dish!

    Reply

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