ROASTED VEGETABLE TORTILLA BAKE

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A layered Mexican lasagna using corn tortillas in place of lasagna noodles. (Hmmmm - does that still make it a lasagna?) Looks intimidating but is very easy and worth the process!

Provided by Julie 927

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h15m

Yield 1 casserole, 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1 large zucchini, thinly sliced
1 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 vidalia onion, thinly sliced
1/2 cup ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups monterey jack cheese, grated
1 teaspoon cumin
1 -15 ounce chunky salsa, drained
1 (7 ounce) jar roasted red peppers, drained & patted dry
6 inches corn tortillas
3 tablespoons fresh cilantro, shredded

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 500 degrees; and brush 2 shallow baking pans with oil.
  • Arrange zucchini in one layer in one pan, and the onion and corn in the other pan. Sprinkle vegetables with salt & pepper to taste and roast on 2 racks in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • Stir corn and switch positions of pans in oven. Roast vegetables 5 minutes more, or until lightly browned.
  • While vegetables are roasting, stir together ricotta, 1 cup Monterey jack, cumin, salt & pepper.
  • Lightly grease a loaf pan.
  • Trim tortillas into rectangles to fit pan. Cover bottom of loaf pan with 2 tortillas overlapping in the middle.
  • Spread 1/4 cup salsa over tortillas and top with 1/2 cheese mixture, 1/2 zucchini, 1/2 peppers, 1/2 onion corn mixture and 1 tablespoon cilantro.
  • Make another layer of tortillas and vegetables in the same manner.
  • Top with remaining 2 tortillas, salsa, Monterey jack and cilantro.
  • Cover lasagna with oiled foil and bake in middle of oven at 350 degrees for 45 minutes until heated through.
  • Let stand covered 5 minutes before serving. Cut in slices and serve with lime.
  • Easily doubled.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 261.6, Fat 16.6, SaturatedFat 7.8, Cholesterol 35.6, Sodium 658.8, Carbohydrate 18.8, Fiber 2.9, Sugar 2.5, Protein 12.3

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