MEXICAN CHICKEN LASAGNA WITH SALSA VERDE

Mexican Chicken Lasagna with Salsa Verde image

This Mexican chicken lasagna with salsa verde is a great family dish and not that hard to make.

Provided by kramer3211

Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican

Time 1h45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 13

Ingredients

1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
1 tablespoon olive oil
3 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, diced
1 cup chopped onion
1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese, divided
2 eggs
1 tablespoon water, or as needed
1 (28 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
1 (7 ounce) can salsa verde (such as Herdez®)
1 (7 ounce) can chopped green chilies
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Place a pan on a lower rack to catch any drippings.
Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna in the boiling water until pliable, about 3 minutes. Drain.
Heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Saute chicken and onion in the hot oil until chicken is browned and no longer pink and onion is soft, 5 to 7 minutes.
Combine cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, 1/2 of the Cheddar cheese, and eggs in a bowl. Mix and add enough water for mixture to be soft and moist, but not runny (a little more wet than cottage cheese alone). Combine spaghetti sauce, salsa, green chiles, and cooked chicken mixture in another bowl. Stir.
Create layers of chicken mixture, noodles, and cheese mixture in a 9x13-inch baking pan. Top with remaining Cheddar cheese. Cover with aluminum foil.
Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour. Remove foil and bake continue to bake until bubbling and cheese is melted, 10 to 15 minutes. Top with cilantro.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 445.4 calories, Carbohydrate 41.5 g, Cholesterol 85.2 mg, Fat 18.1 g, Fiber 3.4 g, Protein 28.6 g, SaturatedFat 9.6 g, Sodium 977.5 mg, Sugar 9 g