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Chicken Zucchini Tortilla Lasagna

Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. 8 total Chi-Chi's corn/flour blend tortillas
  • 2 c. 8 oz. Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
  • 6 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
  • or use a Rotisserie Chicken
  • 1 c. sour cream not low-fat
  • 8 to matillos peeled, washed and halved
  • 4 zucchini washed and diced small
  • 1/2 sweet onion diced
  • 1 small can diced green chilies
  • juice of one lime
  • 2 T. olive oil
  • 1 t. smoked paprika
  • 1 1/2 t. salt divided

Instructions

  • To make prep easy for this lasagna, I put my chicken breasts in the Crock Pot the night before, seasoned with salt, pepper and a little smoked paprika and cooked on low for 8 hours... shredding the meat at the end. You can also purchase a Rotisserie Chicken and shred the meat to make this a quicker meal. Into the cooked, shredded chicken, stir in the 1 cup of sour cream, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika and 1/2 teaspoon of salt. Set aside until ready to assemble.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Place the halved tomatillos in a large sauce pan and fill with water until tomatillos are completely submerged. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to simmer and simmer for 8-10 minutes until tomatillos are completely tender. Remove from heat, drain water, and place cooked tomatillos in bowl of food processor.
  • While tomatillos are cooking, heat olive oil in stock pot over medium heat. Add zucchini and onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables are soft, about 8-10 minutes. Remove from heat and add zucchini and onion to the food processor.
  • Add the green chilies, juice of one lime and 1 teaspoon of salt to the food processor and pulse to make a smooth salsa.
  • Trim each of 8 tortillas to roughly flat, lasagna noodle size. Spray each lightly with cooking spray (both sides). Heat a non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and toast each tortilla "noodle" lightly on both sides.
  • Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Spread about 1/2 cup of salsa over bottom of pan. Place 2 tortillas on top. Top the tortillas with 1/3 of the cooked chicken, 1/3 of the remaining salsa, and 1/3 of the cheese. Top the layer of cheese with 3 tortillas and repeat with 1/3 of chicken, 1/3 of salsa and 1/3 of cheese. Top with final 3 tortillas and top with 1/3 of chicken and 1/3 of salsa. Cover lasagna with foil and bake for 40 minutes.
  • Remove the foil, top the lasagna with the remaining 1/3 of cheese and set the broiler to high. Broil the lasagna for about 5 minutes until top is browning and bubbly.
  • Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing. Serve topped with sour cream.