Taco Lasagna

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and often less expensive.

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: colby cheese

Colby cheese is often less expensive and melts well.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Green bell peppers provide crunch without heat.

Start with 2 pounds of ground beef in a skillet, breaking it up as it cooks.

Add a whole onion to the ground beef and cook until softened.

Stir in 2 packs of taco seasoning and mix well.

Let the mixture simmer and break up any large clumps of meat.

Once the beef is cooked, drain any excess fat.

Add 2 16-ounce jars of Taco Bell mild salsa and 2 10-ounce cans of red enchilada sauce to the beef mixture and stir to combine.

Simmer the beef and salsa mixture together.

In a separate bowl, combine 15 ounces of ricotta cheese, 16 ounces of sour cream, and 1 egg. Mix until combined.

Add seasoning salt, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, and onion powder to the cheese mixture and stir.

Incorporate a bag of mozzarella cheese into the cheese mixture and mix well.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C).

Spread some of the meat sauce on the bottom of a baking dish.

Layer lasagna noodles over the meat sauce.

Spread some of the cheese mixture over the noodles.

Sprinkle a little parmesan cheese on top of the cheese mixture.

Add some Mexican style cheese on top of the parmesan.

Repeat the layering process with meat sauce, noodles, cheese mixture, and cheeses until all ingredients are used, finishing with cheese on top.

Bake in the preheated oven until heated through and the cheese is bubbly.

Cooking Techniques

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