Lately I have been making some progress in clearing some room in my freezer and I recently came across some tomatillos that I had frozen last summer. Of course the first thing that I thought about after finding the tomatillos was salsa verde which is my favorite way of using them. Right behind the tomatillos was some frozen cooked and shredded chicken and I had an idea; How about a chicken salsa verde lasagna? I kept the recipe nice and simple mixing a freshly made batch of salsa verde in with the chicken and layering it with cheese and noodles. For the cheese layer, I went with a simple ricotta with some texmex cheeses, cheddar and jack mixed in. This salsa verde lasagna was probably the easiest lasagna that I have made to date and it turned out great! The salsa verde packed this lasagna with flavour and just the right amount of spicy heat and the creamy cheese rounded everything out nicely. I served the lasagna with sides of black beans and avocado.
Salsa Verde Lasagna
A Mexican style chicken lasagna with layers of noodles, cheese, chicken and salsa verde.
ingredients
- 8 ounces lasagne noodles (I used whole wheat) (gluten free for gluten free)
- 2 cups ricotta cheese or cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup cheddar, shredded
- 1/2 cup monterery jack cheese, shredded
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups salsa verde
- 2 cups chicken, cooked shredded
- 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1/2 cup monterery jack cheese, shredded
directions
- Start cooking the noodles, if required.
- Mix the ricotta, cheddar, jack and eggs.
- Mix the salsa verde and chicken.
- Lightly grease the bottom of an 8 inch square baking dish.
- Place a layer of noodles followed by 1/2 of the the cheese mixture followed by 1/2 of the salsa verde mixture. Repeat a second layer in the same fashion and top with a final layer of noodles and top with the cheddar and jack cheese.
- Bake in a preheated 350F/180C oven until the top is golden brown and the sides are bubbling, about 30-45 minutes.
Maria says
April 19, 2010 at 11:40 pmGreat flavors for a lasagna!
Lanie says
April 19, 2010 at 11:42 pmOh my gosh! That looks so good! I'll be bookmarking this one for a try! Thanks!
Rambling Tart says
April 19, 2010 at 11:59 pmYour clever ingenuity never ceases to amaze me. 🙂 This is absolutely fabulous, a wonderful mix of such comforting, familiar flavors in a completely new way.
Anonymous says
April 20, 2010 at 12:37 amLooks and sounds good!
simplysandi says
April 20, 2010 at 12:53 amYum… I can't wait to try this!
dawn says
April 20, 2010 at 12:58 amexactly what i would have done with the leftovers too.
kevin you know i'm trying to think of a sweet lasgna to create.
Sandi says
April 20, 2010 at 1:03 amthat looks amazing…..you have the greatest food on your blog!!
Jane says
April 20, 2010 at 1:36 amThis looks fabulous: I'm printing it out right now! I can't believe all the wonderful combinations you come up with that are like nothing I've ever seen before.
Lydia (The Perfect Pantry) says
April 20, 2010 at 2:08 amGreat way to use those goodies from your freezer. Hooray for a well-stocked pantry!
teresa says
April 20, 2010 at 2:22 amfantastic!
Lasagna Recipe says
April 20, 2010 at 2:54 amThere's no doubt that it looks really good! I'm not exactly vegetarian but I'm trying to eat healthier these past few months. And Salsa Verde sounds healthy! I think this lasagna recipe of yours will be a staple fix on my table now, thanks!
Telemarketing Philippines says
April 20, 2010 at 7:08 amThis is fantastic. I really love lasagna. It is one of my favorite.
Cherine says
April 20, 2010 at 7:31 amPerfect lasagna!
jose manuel says
April 20, 2010 at 8:42 amEstupenda lasaña. Un saludo
Joanne says
April 20, 2010 at 10:16 amI swear I am salivating just thinking about this dish! Lasagna and tex-mex…gotta love it.
♥peachkins♥ says
April 20, 2010 at 10:28 amThis is a new lasagna flavor for me…
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Ruth Daniels says
April 20, 2010 at 10:37 amOnce again you make me drool. Thanks for sharing with Presto Pasta Nights.
Anonymous says
April 20, 2010 at 11:41 amEven at 6 am this is makin' my stomach fiercely growl.
Elizabeth says
April 20, 2010 at 2:00 pmThis looks great. I have made a similar casserole using corn tortillas that is quite good. Never thought to use lasagna noodles!
Muneeba says
April 20, 2010 at 2:39 pmI was wondering what more I could do with the jar of salsa verde in my fridge … now I know! Thks Kevin 🙂
Bellini Valli says
April 20, 2010 at 3:56 pmIt seems that I have a lot of catching up to do in cleaning our my freezer kevin. This throw together dish is amazing!
kate @ savour fare says
April 20, 2010 at 4:21 pmReplace the lasagna noodles with tortilla chips and you've got a pretty good recipe for chilaquiles there (very similar to my chicken chilaquiles). I never thought to try it as actual lasagna though!
My Asian Kitchen says
April 20, 2010 at 5:59 pmyour lasagna look so cheesy and creamy!! yummy!!
FoodTherapy4Me says
April 20, 2010 at 6:12 pmLove the idea! Especially how you stayed true to using noodles! The closest I've seen for Mexican Lasagna, they always use torillas. Great work! Don't have shredded chicken handy, but maybe a store-bought rotisserie short cut is in the cards!
Beth (Jam and Clotted Cream) says
April 20, 2010 at 6:36 pmI love variations on the traditional lasagne. Could eat this now – in fact I could eat anything you make Kevin. I get hungry visiting your blog
Jan says
April 20, 2010 at 7:42 pmYummy yum yum – I love lasagne and this one looks good!
Veggie Belly says
April 20, 2010 at 9:37 pmI love how you added salsa verde tot his!
Aggie says
April 20, 2010 at 9:57 pmI'll take a plate of that!! Wow, looks delish as usual Kevin!!
Julia says
April 20, 2010 at 11:01 pmI have been drooling over this all day.
Cynthia says
April 21, 2010 at 3:55 pmI love the idea of using tomatillos in this lasagna! Definitely a fresh tasting meal for spring! Thanks for submitting to Presto Pasta Nights!
JR says
April 21, 2010 at 9:33 pmtry using tortillas instead of noodles for a "mexican ladagna"
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction says
April 22, 2010 at 6:58 pmThis is my kind of lasagna! I adore salsa verde, and it is so wonderful with chicken. Love this idea!
jeffwain says
April 23, 2010 at 5:30 pmThis lasagna was easy and delicious, thanks!
meeso says
April 24, 2010 at 2:23 pmI'm not big on the standard lasagna, but this I would love!
Anonymous says
June 4, 2010 at 6:16 amIf youd used white corn tortilla chips and Green chile and it would have been Green chile enchiladas! I would have never ever thought of using noodles. Interesting. Im from new mexico and this is a completely new idea to me! Gonna have to compare em and see!
Duchess of Fork says
August 9, 2010 at 1:14 amI've had this recipe bookmarked for ages and finally made it tonight. It was such a great dish, Kevin!! Thanks for sharing.
Anonymous says
April 6, 2012 at 11:45 pmI made it for my family and everyone loved it. Like serving it with sour cream and extra salsa.
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