Recipe: Mexican Chicken Lasagna

Title: Mexican Chicken Lasagna
Categories: Poultry, Mexican, Pasta
Yield: 8 servings

2 tb Veg. oil 2 tb Chili powder
1 Lg onion; chopped 1 ts Ground cumin
2 Cloves garlic; minced Cheese Filling*
1 Red/green bell pepper 10 oz Lasagne**
Seeded and chopped 4 c Cooked chicken or turkey
2 cn Condensed tomato soup Cut into bite-size pieces
10 oz Enchilada sauce; Rosarita 6 oz Sharp Cheddar; sliced
1 1/2 ts Salt 6 oz Jack Cheese; sliced
1/2 ts Pepper

**Cook Lasagna according to package directions. Heat oil in a wide frying
pan over medium heat. Add onion, garlic, and red or green pepper; cook,
stirring, until onion is soft. Stir in soup, enchilada sauce, salt, pepper,
chili powder, and cumin. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until thickened
(about 10 minutes); stir often. Prepare cheese filling. Grease a 9x13-inch
baking dish and spread with a thin layer of sauce. Arrange half the lasagne
noodles in an even layer over sauce. Spread half the cheese filling over
noodles and top with half the remaining sauce. Arrange half the chicken
pieces over sauce and top with half the sliced cheeses. Repeat layering,
ending with cheese slices. Bake uncovered in a 375F oven for 35 minutes or
until bubbly. Let stand, uncovered, for about 5 minutes before cutting into
squares. Cheese filling: Stir together 1 pint small curd cottage cheese, 2
eggs, 1/3 cup chopped cilantro, and 3 to 4 Tbl diced canned green chiles.
Ole! Rita in Scottsdale