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Fiesta Chicken Lasagne

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Fiesta Chicken Lasagne is a Mexican version of an Italian classic! Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken layered with tortillas and cheese – what’s not to love?! 

What is Fiesta Chicken Lasagne?

Fiesta Chicken Lasagne is a wonderful little creation of mine. It uses my Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken as the meat base. And instead of sheets of pasta like you would have in a traditional lasagne, I use tortillas.

So yes, it is lacking the beef mince and pasta that are usually associated with lasagne. But once you’ve given this a try I’m sure you will forgive me!

Adapt the recipe to feed more people

The recipe below is for two large portions (the only size that matters!). It makes it easier to use small tortillas for this so you end up with better layers. If you used full sized tortillas you would have all tortilla and not much fiesta chicken in each layer!

For two people, I use two portions of Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken. This is one third of the whole recipe. It couldn’t be easier to make this for more people. Use however many portions of the fiesta chicken for how many people you are feeding.

I would also recommend using normal sized tortillas. You’ll need to use a larger ovenproof dish so normal sized tortillas will fit better than the smaller ones.

Using Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken that has been frozen

I often defrost portions of fiesta chicken to use in this Fiesta Chicken Lasagne. To defrost, leave it in the fridge for eight hours or overnight.

I find that when the fiesta chicken has been defrosted, it loses some of it’s moisture. This is why I add in some water and tomato puree to bring the sauce back to its original glory. I also add a sliced pepper to bulk it up a bit.

You obviously don’t have to use this from frozen; you can use it straight from the slow cooker. If it hasn’t been frozen, you will not need to add the extra water and tomato puree.

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Fiesta Chicken Lasagna

Fiesta Chicken Lasagne is a Mexican version of an Italian classic! Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken layered with tortillas and cheese - what's not to love?! 

Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican, International
Keyword Chicken, Mexican, Lasagne
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 772 kcal
Author Curly

Ingredients

  • 2 portions of Slow Cooker Fiesta Chicken
  • 100 ml water (if needed)
  • 1 tbsp tomato puree
  • 100 g cheese grated
  • 1 pepper sliced
  • 6 small tortillas

Instructions

  1. Add your Fiesta Chicken to a pan over a medium heat and allow to begin heating through
  2. If your Fiesta Chicken has been defrosted, you may need to add some water from a recently boiled kettle. Add as much or as little as you feel you need. Next add the tomato puree and stir through

  3. Add the sliced pepper and allow to simmer for around 5 minutes, stirring occasionally
  4. Preheat the oven to 170ºC (fan assisted, 190°C non fan)

  5. Cut the tortillas in half and set aside. Spoon one quarter of the fiesta chicken in the bottom of your oven proof dish (mine was 10" square)

  6. Top with some of the grated cheese

  7. Cover with four halves of the tortillas

  8. Repeat the layers twice more using up the rest of the ingredients making sure you finish with a layer of chicken and cheese

  9. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until the cheese is melted and golden

Recipe Notes

If you are not using fiesta chicken that has been defrosted, do not add the water and tomato puree. 

Nutritional information is given as a guide only and my vary.

Nutrition Facts
Fiesta Chicken Lasagna
Amount Per Serving
Calories 772 Calories from Fat 153
% Daily Value*
Fat 17g26%
Saturated Fat 11g69%
Cholesterol 53mg18%
Sodium 317mg14%
Potassium 188mg5%
Carbohydrates 4g1%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 2g2%
Protein 13g26%
Vitamin A 762IU15%
Vitamin C 49mg59%
Calcium 366mg37%
Iron 1mg6%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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  1. Chloe Edges says

    April 5, 2020 at 11:43 pm

    5 stars
    Brilliant, I used to make something similar to this all the time but I’d totally forgotten about it. And I think your version might be better!!

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    • Curly says

      April 7, 2020 at 11:02 am

      Haha thanks Chloe. It’s a great way of varying a recipe to get two different meals.

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