Mexican Lasagna (crock-pot)

VballLeash
VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
edited September 20 in Recipes
This is sooooo good! My mom made it the other night and now its cooking in my kitchen right now :smile: , I added chicken so we'll see how that works but either way its really good....

1 head cauliflower (cored)
3 plum tomatoes
1 can black beans (15.5 oz)
1 cup frozen corn
1/3 cup chopped cilantro
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp ground cumin
3 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
1 jar (16 oz) green salsa
6 tortillas

-Cut cauliflower and tomatoes. Place cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, corn, and cilantrol in bowl. Sprinkle with chili powder and cumin (I just mixed it all together, not sure what my mom did...)
-Spread 3 cups or so of the mixture into the bottom of the crock-pot.
-Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese and 1/2 cup salsa over top.
-Place 2 tortilla on top.
-Repeat layers 2 or more times.
-Cut last 2 tortillas into 2 inch pieces and scatter on top.
-Sprinkle with cheese after its cooked if wanted and cook 30 minutes or until its melted.

Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 1/2 hours on high or 6 hours on low
Serves: 8
Calories: 376 per serving (I don't know the rest of the nutritional info cause I didn't write it all down)

ENJOY!!!!

~Leash :heart:

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  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    OH YUM!!!! That sounds fantastic (and easy!)
    Just curious - do you know how much is considered "a serving" ??

    Thanks for sharing this one. (Wish I was eating at your house tonight). :)
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    Um not sure... I would think about 1 1/2 cup, I'm just going to try to look at it and divide it in 8! :smile:

    ~Leash :heart:
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    How did it turn out, using the chicken?

    And just curious - if I left out the cauliflower, do you think I'd miss it?
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    How did it turn out, using the chicken?

    And just curious - if I left out the cauliflower, do you think I'd miss it?

    You probably wouldn't miss it but I think it adds "bulk" to the recipe, maybe try a different veggie and you'd be surprised cause the cauliflower is good, I thought it was so random but it works!... and the chicken was GREAT! I just chunked up raw chicken without any extra seasoning and it worked out perfect.

    ~Leash :heart:
  • m2kjenn
    m2kjenn Posts: 1,671 Member
    bump! Looks Fabulous!
  • mavsfan2009
    mavsfan2009 Posts: 261 Member
    yum! i'm going to try this!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Bumping to keep it current - want to try this this week. :)
  • katielouhoo
    katielouhoo Posts: 676 Member
    okay- bumping here. i need to get this written down. thank you.
  • Nicmc8
    Nicmc8 Posts: 178 Member
    bump
  • mrsbojangles
    mrsbojangles Posts: 418
    This is sooooo good! My mom made it the other night and now its cooking in my kitchen right now :smile: , I added chicken so we'll see how that works but either way its really good....

    1 head cauliflower (cored)
    3 plum tomatoes
    1 can black beans (15.5 oz)
    1 cup frozen corn
    1/3 cup chopped cilantro
    2 tsp chili powder
    2 tsp ground cumin
    3 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese
    1 jar (16 oz) green salsa
    6 tortillas

    -Cut cauliflower and tomatoes. Place cauliflower, tomatoes, beans, corn, and cilantrol in bowl. Sprinkle with chili powder and cumin (I just mixed it all together, not sure what my mom did...)
    -Spread 3 cups or so of the mixture into the bottom of the crock-pot.
    -Sprinkle 1 cup of the cheese and 1/2 cup salsa over top.
    -Place 2 tortilla on top.
    -Repeat layers 2 or more times.
    -Cut last 2 tortillas into 2 inch pieces and scatter on top.
    -Sprinkle with cheese after its cooked if wanted and cook 30 minutes or until its melted.

    Prep time: 15 min
    Cook time: 3 1/2 hours on high or 6 hours on low
    Serves: 8
    Calories: 376 per serving (I don't know the rest of the nutritional info cause I didn't write it all down)

    ENJOY!!!!

    ~Leash :heart:

    I entered all of your ingredients in the recipe calculator found at http://recipes.sparkpeople.com/recipe-calculator.asp
    and here is what it came up with for your recipe:

    8 Servings


    Amount Per Serving - now remember, it could vary depending on what type of tortilla you use, what type of cheese, etc. I put it in using 11" torts and regular cheese (no low fat or reduced fat cheese)

    Calories 503.1

    Total Fat 21.3 g

    Saturated Fat 11.1 g

    Polyunsaturated Fat 0.8 g

    Monounsaturated Fat 4.5 g

    Cholesterol 44.0 mg

    Sodium 1,086.5 mg

    Potassium 598.1 mg

    Total Carbohydrate 56.0 g

    Dietary Fiber 7.1 g

    Sugars 2.0 g

    Protein 24.6 g

    Vitamin A 24.4 %

    Vitamin B-12 6.8 %

    Vitamin B-6 16.4 %

    Vitamin C 80.3 %

    Vitamin D 0.0 %

    Vitamin E 2.0 %

    Calcium 41.6 %

    Copper 9.5 %

    Folate 32.6 %

    Iron 16.3 %

    Magnesium 17.2 %

    Manganese 21.2 %

    Niacin 6.8 %

    Pantothenic Acid 8.6 %

    Phosphorus 34.5 %

    Riboflavin 18.4 %

    Selenium 12.2 %

    Thiamin 13.9 %

    Zinc 16.0 %
  • doughd2
    doughd2 Posts: 86 Member
    I made this last nite - only without the beans and I added a pound of ground chicken that I browned on the stove with half a packet of low sodium taco seasoning. I must say, it was pretty good. I knew my boyfriend would eat it, but I'm a picky veggie person and chunks of tomato and cauliflower are typically turnoffs for me, but the flavors from the spices all blended together enough that even I thought it was good. And as a side note - I don't know if you guys have huge crockpots or mine's just tiny.. but I only used 3 tortillas and with all the ingredients my crock was full to within about 1.5 inches from the top.
  • oregonlady
    oregonlady Posts: 2,743 Member
    bump

    sounds good!
  • jbuffan218
    jbuffan218 Posts: 275 Member
    Now this sounds GOOD!
    I need to head to the store, on my list for this week.
    Thanks for sharing.
  • chrissyh
    chrissyh Posts: 8,235 Member
    Sounds good!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Alright - mine's in the crock pot now. I added ground beef with taco seasoning and a layer of spinach. I do not know if this is a good idea or not. Somehow, taco meat, cauliflower and spinach in the same bite seems a little sketch. I will report back.
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    Alright - mine's in the crock pot now. I added ground beef with taco seasoning and a layer of spinach. I do not know if this is a good idea or not. Somehow, taco meat, cauliflower and spinach in the same bite seems a little sketch. I will report back.

    Ohh yea let me know, spinach sounds good!
  • lisawest
    lisawest Posts: 798 Member
    Bump!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    Wow - it was great! I was suspicious, but unnecessarily so. Turns out, the cauliflower adds an important flavor and I don't think the dish would be the same without it. The only reason I added the ground beef was b/c the other person eating it isn't so hot on "meatless" meals. Served with "Frank's Hot Sauce" and a dollop of sour cream. It got an "A+" review from my food snob friend.
    So thanks!:flowerforyou:
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    Alright I just made another batch of this but this time I added ground turkey, I hope its good!

    ~Leash :heart:
  • lvfunandfit
    lvfunandfit Posts: 654 Member
    I'm making this for tomorrow with ground turkey! Mmm...!
  • VballLeash
    VballLeash Posts: 2,456 Member
    I'm making this for tomorrow with ground turkey! Mmm...!

    Enjoy! I've made it with chicken too but I think the ground turkey is going to be really good, I just mixed it right in with the veggies and stuff so it would have seasoning on it.

    ~Leash :heart:
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    bump - keeping it current to try again one of these days. Yum!
  • amesnc
    amesnc Posts: 32
    Bump! I want to try this!
  • donnaleecam
    donnaleecam Posts: 54
    Sounds yummy!
  • tiffanygil
    tiffanygil Posts: 478 Member
    bump!!!
  • kimhurt
    kimhurt Posts: 313 Member
    Bump!!
  • Happyoceangirl
    Happyoceangirl Posts: 1,993 Member
    bump
  • TonyaR
    TonyaR Posts: 78 Member
    bump
  • cherie2304
    cherie2304 Posts: 632 Member
    Bump
  • Hopey1994
    Hopey1994 Posts: 307
    This sounds so good!
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