Odeliza Jacoba Recipes

Mahalo Chicos,

Mexican Lasagna is a perfect dish for weekday meals. You can prepare this dish over the weekend and store it in the freezer. Then once you want to serve it for brunch, lunch, or even dinner, just pop it in the microwave.

I like to make a hefty amount and freeze individual packets in a zip lock back. Then when my other half is hungry and I am not, then I could serve him this dish. It goes good with my homemade three roasted pepper salsa and Mexican rice.

All these items can easily be frozen and served for a later time.

Prep Time: Less than 10 minutes

Cook Time: About on hour

Serves: About 8 average pieces

What you’ll need:

1. A shallow baking pan, I like to use my handy dandy pyrex and skillet

2. 1 container of ready made flour tortillas

3. 5 c Three Roasted Pepper Salsa

4. 1/2 c whole milk ricotta cheese

5. 1 lb. slices of whole milk mozzarella

6. 1 can already drained-rinsed pinto beans; roughly mashed

7. Butter or lightly flavored oil for coat only

What to do:

1. Preheat your oven to 250 C

2. Coat the baking pan with selected fat

3. Take the skillet and set on medium-high heat

4. Coat the skillet with selected fat and place one-at-a-time the flour tortilla. Use a small dish towel to cover the already cooked tortillas in order to prevent it from becoming stale. Once you have cooked all the tortillas start you layering process.

5. In an assembly line fashion; line all the tortillas-covered in dish towel- first, second the roasted pepper salsa, third the mashed pinto beans, fourth the slices of mozzarella cheese and mashed ricotta cheese.

6. Create layers, of the four items one at a time until you have run out of it.

7. The final layer which is the top, use the rest of the sliced mozzarella cheese.

8. Cover the top layer with foil wrap, then place the dish into the already preheated oven. Bake for about 30 minutes with the top layer covered in foil. Then after all the inners are thoroughly baked, remove the foil wrap and bake for about 10 minutes or until the top layer has melted.

9. If you are serving that day serve warm, if you want to preserve a batch, cut individual portions and place each in a zip lock bag.

Buen provecho!

Ciao,

Odeliza Jacoba

Odeliza