Lasagna Chili Recipes

WORLD'S BEST LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water. Season with sugar, basil, fennel seeds, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, pepper, and 2 tablespoons parsley. Simmer, covered, for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water. In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, remaining parsley, and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish. Arrange 6 noodles lengthwise over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese.
• Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.

CHILI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to pkg directions, drain.
• Preheat oven to 350.
• Crumble beef into nonstick skillet.
• Add onion, gr pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp chili pwdr, 1/2 tsp salt & pepper.
• Cook, stirring until beef is browned; drain
• Stir in 3/4 cup enchilada sauce; remove from heat
• In bowl lightly beat egg.
• Stir in ricotta, 1/2 cup shredded cheese, remaining cumin, chili pwdr and salt.
• Spread 1/2 cup enchilada sauce in 13X9 baking dish.
• Arrange 3 noodles over sauce.
• Spread with cheese mixture.
• Top with 3 noodles.
• Spread with beef mixture.
• Top with remaining noodles.
• Spread with remaining enchilada sauce.
• Cover with foil, bake 45 minutes.
• Remove foil.
• Sprinkle with remaining shredded cheese.
• Bake uncovered until cheese is melted and sauce is bubbly about 10-15 minutes
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
• To Freeze: Flash freeze uncooked, wrap and label.
• To Reheat: Defrost overnight, and cook per directions.

MEATY CHILI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Cook noodles according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook the beef, onion, peppers and chili powder. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Drain. Add the soup, corn, tomato sauce, tomato paste and olives; simmer until heated through., Drain noodles. Spread 1/2 cup meat sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with four noodles, half of the remaining sauce and a third of the cheese. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining noodles and cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 15 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.

CHILI LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Coat a 9" x 13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
• Cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions; drain.
• In a medium bowl, combine the ricotta cheese, 2 cups Cheddar cheese, 2 sliced scallions, the corn, egg, salt, and pepper; mix well.
• Spread 3/4 cup chili over the bottom of the baking dish.
• Place 3 lasagna noodles over the chili.
• Place half of the ricotta mixture evenly over the noodles then top with half of the remaining chili.
• Place 3 noodles over the chili then top with the remaining chili.
• Place the 3 remaining noodles over the chili
• Top with the remaining cheese mixture then top with the remaining chili.
• Cover tightly with aluminum foil.
• Bake for 30 minutes
• Remove the foil and sprinkle the lasagna with the remaining 1 cup Cheddar cheese.
• Bake for 10 more minutes.
• Remove the oven.
• Sprinkle with the remaining scallions; and let sit for 5 minutes before serving.
• OPTION: For a spicier dish, add some hot pepper sauce and/or chili powder to the canned chili before assembling the lasagna.

MAKE-AHEAD CHILI & CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown meat with garlic in large skillet. Add next 7 ingredients; stir. Simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally.
• Spread 2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of 3 noodles, 1/2 cup each cottage cheese and shredded cheese, and 2 cups of the remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Cool. Wrap tightly in foil. Freeze up to 2 months. Refrigerate overnight to thaw.
• Heat oven to 375°F. Unwrap lasagna, leaving just top covered with foil. Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 1 hour. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

CHILLI LASAGNE

Steps:

• Chop the onions and peppers and fry with the olive oil. Once soft add the mince and fry until brown. Drain off excess fat if required.
• Add to the mince the tomoatoes, kidney beans, oxo cubes, garlic, tomatoe puree, worchestershire sauce, salt, celery salt, chillies, cumin and slowly bring to the boil, stiring every few minutes.
• Drop the heat and simmer for at least 20 minutes, the longer you simmer for the thicker the sauce will become, stirring every few minutes. Taste the mixture and decide if you would like to add more seasoning. Then remove from the heat. Preheat the oven to 180C.
• Prepare the cheese sauce.
• Using a large and deep lasagne bowl layer the bottom with lasagne sheets, spoon on half the mince mixture to cover the sheets, then pour a thin layer of the cheese sauce.
• Add another layer of lasagne sheets, then the remainder of the mince mixture and another thin layer of cheese sauce.
• Add a top layer of lasagne sheets and cover with the remainder of the cheese sauce. Cover then with a full layer of grated cheese then spread the jalapenos across the top.
• Place into the pre heated over for approximately 40 minutes or until the cheese starts to turn golden brown.

CHICKEN CHILI LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, onions, 1-1/2 cups Mexican-cheese blend, garlic, 1/4 teaspoon cumin and cilantro until blended. Stir in chicken; set aside. , In a large saucepan, melt butter. Stir in flour until smooth; gradually add broth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in Monterey Jack cheese, sour cream, chilies, thyme, salt, pepper and remaining cumin. , Spread 1/2 cup of the cheese sauce in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Top with six tortilla halves, a third of the chicken mixture and a fourth of the cheese sauce. Repeat tortilla, chicken and cheese sauce layers twice. Top with remaining tortillas, cheese sauce and Mexican cheese. , Cover and bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Uncover; bake 10 minutes longer or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.