Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat your oven to 380 F.
- In a large bowl mix together the marinara, salsa, water and taco seasoning. In a medium bowl add the beans, bell pepper corn and tortilla chips and mix.
- Add just enough sauce to cover the bottom of your baking dish with a thin layer, then spread a layer of lasagna sheets. Add 1/4 of the remaining sauce. Spread over 1/3 of the vegetable mix. Top with 1/4 of these cheese.
- Continue to build your layers in this order. Lasagna sheets, sauce, veggie mix then cheese, until you're left with the top. I get 4 layers of lasagna sheets in my dish, with 3 layers of the fillings. For the top I just add the remaining sauce, cheese and the green onions. The sauce is runny because the noodles absorb the sauce as they expand.
- Cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes. Then remove the foil and bake for another 25 minutes, until the cheese is golden brown and the edges atre bubbling. Check to see if the noodles are cooked through. Let the lasagna sit covered in foil for 10 minutes before serving. Serve with a dollop of sour cream and some crushed tortilla chips.
Notes
Oven Ready Lasagna. The concept is amazing, but you have to keep in mind that they absorb the sauce as they cook and expand. That is why I add water to the sauce. You may notice in the pictures above that the dish is much larger than the noodles. It's because they expand. Leave at least an inch around the noodles for them to expand. (my dish was very large, just one inch is enough for the lasagna sheets.)
The sauce. If you can't find smooth salsa, just blend it to make it smooth. If you don't have marinara you can always use tomato sauce or tomato puree. Adjust the seasoning accordingly.
Make it cheesy. I find that 4 cups of cheese is good for me, but if you like an extra cheesy lasagna feel free to add a little more between the layers.
Make it spicy. If I want this to be spicy I just add some chopped jalapeño to the veggies. You can also just use a spicy salsa.
If it gets too dry. Sometimes the variation in ingredients available in different countries and oven temperatures can change the end result. If you find that your lasagna is dry after the first covered bake, add a little boiling water to the edges of the lasagna and bake covered for 10 more minutes outlet the steam soften everything up.