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All your favorite Mexican flavors, chili and cumin, hearty black beans and juicy salsa, oozing with melty gooey cheese layered with corn tortillas.

DIVAS MEATLESS MEXICAN LASAGNA

Patti Diamond
All your favorite Mexican inspired flavors, chili and cumin, hearty black beans and juicy salsa, oozing with melty gooey cheese layered with corn tortillas.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course Dinner, Lunch, Meal Prep
Cuisine Mexican/American
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 12 ounce bag frozen three pepper and onion blend
  • 1 cup mild Hatch chilies, diced - see tip below
  • 2 14.5 ounce cans black beans drained and rinsed
  • 2 cups salsa divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons cumin divided
  • 1 ½ teaspoons chili powder divided
  • 1 ½ cups cottage cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 7 ounce can mild green chilies do not drain
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1 27.5 ounce package corn tortillas you may not use all of them
  • 1 16 ounce bag Mexican blend cheese
  • Optional garnish – sour cream, avocado, tomato and olives.

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F degrees. Coat a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray. 
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, heat the oil.
  • Sauté the pepper and onion blend until softened, Add the Hatch chilies and warm through.
  • Add the beans and one teaspoon each cumin, chili powder and one cup salsa. Stir it together and simmer. 
  • Meanwhile, in a medium bowl blend cottage cheese, egg, green chilies, ½ teaspoon each cumin, chili powder and salt. A hand mixer makes short work out of the task. A whisk or blender works, too.
  • Spread ½ cup salsa on bottom of the baking dish. Arrange one layer of tortillas over the salsa.
  • Top with half of the bean mixture and cover with tortillas.
  • Layer half the cottage cheese mixture and a third of the cheese.
  • Repeat the layering sequence with the remaining tortillas, bean and cheese mixture. Top with the remaining salsa and cheese.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until heated through and the cheese is bubbly.
  • Serve garnished with sour cream, diced avocado, tomatoes and a sprinkling of olives. Beautiful!

Notes

Diva Tips - If you don't have or can't find Hatch chilis, substitute additional mild green chilis. They come in 4 ounce and 7 ounce sizes. Get a big one or two small ones. 
If you like things hot and spicy, use jalapeño chilis.  
Keyword Beans, Casseroles, Gluten Free, Vegetable, Vegetarian
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