Wednesday, January 20, 2016

Cheesy Chicken and Green Chile Lasagna

Now listen, I don't toss the word "lasagna" around all willy-nilly. I grew up eating super delicious real, homemade Italian lasagna. This is not that, but this is one of my favorite things I've made since I started eating (mostly) clean. Delicious and cheesy and some good ol' Tex-Mex. In Texas, green chiles (specifically, Hatch green chiles) are a big deal. And they are nom city. Make this and you'll understand why. Also, it's gluten free, so go on with you gluten-free self.

Cheesy Chicken and Green Chile Lasagna
Serves: 6
From: Dashing Dish and Allison Cazenave's Beachbody blog

1.5 cups  Cooked, shredded chicken breast
1    cup   Low-fat mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup   Low-fat cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup   Low-fat, plain Greek yogurt
4oz can   Green chiles
2 T         Diced jalapeños
1 tsp       Cumin
1 tsp       Chili powder
1/4 tsp    Salt
1/2 tsp    Garlic powder
4             Corn tortillas
2 T         Low-fat, shredded cheese (pick what you like)

1. Preheat oven to 425F and spray a medium sized baking dish with cooking spray
2. In a medium sized bowl, mix together chicken, mozzarella cheese, cream cheese, yogurt, green chiles, jalapeños, and seasonings. Combine well.
3. Layer 2 corn tortillas on the bottom of the baking dish. Plop a whole one in the center, rip the other in half and place on each side of the whole one. Like a tortilla Venn diagram.
4. Using a spatula or spoon, scoop half of the chicken mix onto the tortillas. Smooth it out.
5. Layer 2 more tortillas and then put the rest of the chicken on top of those bad boys.
6. Top with 2 tablespoons of a low-fat shredded cheese (I went with Mexican)
7. Cover and bake for 20 minutes or until the cheese is nice and melted.

Optional: I like things spicy, so I added a few slices of PICKLED (or fresh if you feel like testing your palate's sanity) jalapeños on top before I served it (Served it? I slapped it on a plate and watched "Throwdown with Bobby Flay", let's not kid) .

This was awesome as leftovers for a couple of days. Also, there are no pictures because I ate it too fast. No regrets. It's delicious.

Nutritional Info:
Per serving
Calories: 200
4g fat
17g carbs
22g protein

Enjoy <3

Shannon



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