Mexican Lasagna

A Mexican twist on our crowd pleasing, skillet lasagna. Get this one on the table tonight!  Made right in the skillet, this delicious lasagna is hard to beat.  Note, I used an 14” skillet for mine.  If you want to make for a smaller family or have a smaller skillet, simply half the recipe.⁣

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Serves 6-8⁣

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Ingredients:⁣

3 Tbsp unsalted butter⁣

1 shallot, diced⁣

4 cloves garlic, minced ⁣

2 lbs ground turkey or beef ⁣

2 tsp kosher salt⁣

1/2 tsp black pepper ⁣

2 tsp paprika⁣

2 tsp onion powder⁣

1 tsp cumin⁣

1/2 tsp chili powder ⁣

1 - 14 oz can diced tomatoes⁣

1 - 6 oz can tomato paste ⁣

1 - 4.5 oz can diced chiles⁣

1 box, flat, oven ready lasagna noodles ⁣

1 - 14 oz can black beans, drained⁣

1 - 12 oz bag frozen corn (roasted, if possible)⁣

8 oz marscapone ⁣

3 cups shredded cheese⁣

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Toppings:⁣

Green onions, diced⁣

Jalapeños, diced and seeds removed ⁣

Fresh cilantro ⁣

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Directions:⁣

Heat oven to 350 degrees.⁣

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Heat a large cast iron or regular, oven safe skillet, roughly 12” or large in diameter, over medium high heat.  Add butter and shallot.  Cook 3-4 minutes or until starting to soften.⁣

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Add garlic, turkey and spices (through chili powder).  Cook 5-7 minutes, mixing regularly to incorporate flavors.  ⁣

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Add tomatoes, tomato paste and chiles. Mix well to incorporate.  Turn heat down to medium.  Cook 5-7 more minutes.⁣

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Use a small bowl and remove 2/3 of mixture.  Set aside momentarily.  Use a spatula to spread remaining 1/3 of mixture into a thin layer on bottom of pan.  Top with a thin layer of lasagna noodles.  Be careful not to overlap but cover as much of pan as possible.  Top with 1/2 of meat and tomato mixture that was set aside.  Top with half of the beans and corn. Top with dollops of marscapone, using half it on this layer.  Top with 1 1/2 cups of shredded cheese.  Repeat one more set of layers (noodles, meat sauce mixture, beans, corn, marscapone and cheese).  ⁣

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Gently tent pan with foil.  Cook for 25 -30 minutes in oven.  Remove foil and cook 5 more minutes or until cheese is fully melted.⁣

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Let sit 5 minutes.  Garnish with fresh cilantro, green onions and jalapeños and serve.