Healthy Vegetable Mexican Lasagna

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often less expensive.

cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories, while processed cheese can be more budget-friendly.

salsa

🥗Healthier: homemade salsa

💰Cheaper: canned salsa

Homemade salsa can be fresher and healthier, while canned options are often cheaper.

Preheat oven to 180C/350F.

Place Enchilada Sauce ingredients in a blender and whizz until onion is whizzed in and no longer visible.

Heat oil in a large non-stick skillet. Add garlic and onion, cook for 1 minute. Add capsicum, cook for 1 minute. Add zucchini and cook for 3 minutes until charred. Remove skillet from heat.

Smear a bit of Enchilada Sauce on the bottom of a casserole dish. Place 1 tortilla in the middle, then tear one in half and place on either side.

Top with half the Hot Filling. Scatter over half the black beans, half the corn. Drizzle over 1 cup Enchilada Sauce and 3/4 cup grated cheese.

Repeat with another layer so you have 2 layers of filling. Then for the last layer, top with tortillas then cover with 2 cups of Enchilada Sauce and scatter over remaining cheese.

Bake for 25 minutes or until cheese is bubbling and golden. Stand for 5 minutes, then garnish with fresh coriander and serve.

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