Healthy Lasagna Alternative

You can thank loyal reader (and one of my star pupils) Joseph R for this awesome Lasagna recipe.  Well, I guess we should really call it a lasagna alternative since it uses tortillas instead of noodles.

Whatever it is, it’s a nutritious recipe that, according to Joseph, tastes REALLY good!  I’m looking forward to trying it myself.

If/when you try it, feel free to post your comments down below – especially if you have some tasty modifications.

Healthy Lasagna Alternative Recipe

Ingredients

• 2-1/2 pounds 93/7 ground beef
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 red onion, chopped
• 1 (15-ounce) can black beans, drained
• 1 cup medium heat taco sauce
• 1 cup frozen corn kernels
• Salt to taste
• 8 (8 inch) spinach tortillas
• 2 1/2 cups shredded fat free pepper jack cheese
• 2 scallions, finely chopped

Directions

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat.
  
• Spray pan with olive oil spray.
  
• Add beef and season with chili powder, cumin, and red onion.
  
• Brown the meat.
  
• Add taco sauce.
  
• Add black beans and corn.
  
• Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes then season with salt, to your taste.

• Coat a shallow baking dish with olive oil spray.
  
• Cut the tortillas in half or quarters to make them easy to layer with.
  
• Build lasagna in layers of meat and beans, then tortillas, then cheese.
  
• Repeat: meat, tortilla, cheese again.
  
• Bake lasagna 12 to 15 minutes until cheese is brown and bubbly.
  
• Top with the scallions and serve.

If you love this recipe, you can thank me (Dr Clay) down below.  If it sucks, please address your comments to Joseph.