Mexican Lasagna

This post has been compensated by Mahón-Menorca Cheese; however, the opinions are my own.

This Mexican Lasagna features layers of corn tortillas, a turkey meat sauce, cheese, refried beans, and salsa for an easy and delicious weeknight family friendly dinner sure to please even your pickiest eaters!

It’s been snowing here and I CANNOT seem to get warm, no matter how many blankets I pile on. And now that Christmas is over, I’m done with the snow. I know we still have a lot of winter to (dread) look forward to, and so I always prepare myself with comfort food recipes that my family and I can enjoy during the frigid, blizzardy days. And what says comfort food more than lasagna, featuring layers of meaty, cheesy goodness to satisfy the belly and soothe the soul?

And my Mexican Lasagna recipe is a WINNER. Why? This Italian-Mexican fusion dish is full of all kinds of goodies and bursting with incredible Mexican flavor. PLUS, it’s topped with layers of Mahón-Menorca Cheese. If you haven’t tried Mahón-Menorca’s deliciously rich cheeses, go NOW to get some. They sent me three incredible varieties for the blogger challenge: cured, semi-cured, and tender.

For my Mexican Lasagna, I chose the medium, semi-cured one.

It has several holes throughout and features a slightly nutty, fruity flavor. It is AMAZING.

And it shreds beautifully in my food processor.

In fact, I made the mistake of giving some that I shredded to my 19-month old. She downed it, and kept requesting more.

I can’t blame her. Made for thousands of years on the island of Minorca, the cheese is an important part of Minorcan cuisine. The tender version is cured 21-60 days, the semi-cured for 2-5 months, and the cured for more than 5 months. Each variety features a distinctly different flavor and texture from the others, but they all have wonderful purposes and are ideal for many different kinds of dishes. The semi-cured kind that I used for my Mexican Lasagna melted beautifully, leaving rich, cheesy layers of goodness to enjoy.

So are you ready to learn how to whip up this hearty Mexican Lasagna sure to please family and guests? Let me show you how.

First, set your oven to 350 degrees. Then, brown the turkey in a large skillet, and then add your onions and garlic.

Next, add the taco seasoning, green chilies, and diced tomatoes and stir it all together.

Next, spread the salsa verde on the bottom of a 9×13-inch pan. REMEMBER to do this: it’ll enhance the flavor of the lasagna and keep the tortillas from sticking to the bottom of the pan.

Then put your first layer of 6 tortillas down, letting them overlap. Then spread the refried beans over them.

Spread half of the turkey mixture over the beans.

Then, sprinkle the turkey mixture with 1/3 of the Mahón-Menorca semi-cured cheese.

Put another layer of 6 tortillas over that, then spread the other half of the turkey mixture over that, then top that with another 1/3 of the cheese. Then, top that with the last layer of 6 tortillas and spread your salsa on top of those.

Top that with the remaining 1/3 of the cheese. Here, you’ll see why I shouldn’t have let my 19-month old down a lot of my shredded cheese. I needed to add a little colby jack to fill in some spots on the top because I didn’t have enough! But rest assured: the 2-1/2 cups you get from one block of Mahón-Menorca semi-cured cheese is plenty for this Mexican Lasagna. Bake the lasagna for 20 to 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.

Wait (patiently–if you can!) for 10 minutes before cutting the Mexican Lasagna into slices. Then, serve them with sour cream, guacamole, fresh tomatoes, cilantro, and sliced black olives. YUM!

If you want to see just how delicious this Mexican Lasagna is for yourself, grab some Mahón-Menorca cheese. You can buy it at Whole Foods, Fairway Markets, Harris Teeter, Saveway, Kroger, Murray’s, Central Markets, Costco, Gourmet Garage, West Side Markets, Zabar’s, Central and Town & Country Markets in Seattle, and at the best specialty stores all over the country. Also, make sure to follow Mahón Cheeses on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram for more delicious recipe inspiration!