Sharing my favorite mexican lasagna recipe with a twist today! This Mexican Style Lasagna makes the perfect weeknight dinner for the whole family! Your favorite Mexican flavors layered between tortillas like a lasagna!
If you love Mexican recipes like we do, try our Homemade Mexican Rice recipe too!
Mexican Lasagna Recipe
Nothing like a good lasagna recipe a little different than traditional lasagna! My Mexican casserole is such a perfect weeknight dinner! Easy dinner ideas are my favorite kind of recipes, this one is the perfect quick fix meal for the whole family! It’s packed with Mexican seasoned beef, beans, rice and cheeses!
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
- Easy Weeknight Dinner. This lasagna recipe is simple to make and a great option for a weeknight dinner!
- Flavor Packed! We love the Mexican flavors in this simple weeknight meal.
- Great Leftovers. I love heating up this recipe the next day for lunch, it’s just as delicous!
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What You’ll Need
Here are the ingredients you’ll need to make Mexican lasagna at home. See the recipe card located at the bottom of the post for full details.
- Ground Beef- Use a lean ground beef for less fat to drain. 80% lean or higher.
- Taco Seasoning– You can pick up any taco seasoning packet for the recipe. I’ve also just used my own ground cumin, paprika salt, pepper and garlic salt instead of the store packet.
- Refried Beans– Use your favorite brand of refried beans for the recipe.
- Canned Chopped Green Chilies– Find the diced/chopped green chilies in the Mexican Foods isle.
- Prepared Salsa– Your favorite prepared salsa works just fine here. I use mild or medium.
- White Rice– Any cooked white rice works great. I usually keep frozen bags in my freezer for easy access. Trader Joe’s has a box in their freezer section I always keep on hand. Steam your own if you’d like as well.
- Soft Taco Size Flour Tortillas- Use flour tortillas for the recipe.
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese– Medium cheddar or a Mexican blend of cheeses is great.
- Fresh Cilantro– Optional, but the cilantro adds a nice freshness and color to the top of the dish.
How To Make Mexican Lasagna
Preheat Oven and Prepare Baking Dish. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with cooking spray
Brown and Season Ground Beef. Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef to skillet, cooking until browned. Stir in taco seasoning until well combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
Mix Beans, Chilies and Salsa. Place beans, green chilies and 3/4 cup salsa into a large bowl, stirring until well combined.
Combine Rice and Salsa. Place rice and 3/4 cup salsa into large bowl, stirring to combine. Add beef and stir.
Layer Mexican Lasagna. Layer 1/2 cup beans onto bottom of baking dish then top with a layer of halved tortillas. Top with a light layer of beans then top with a layer of rice mixture. Layer with cheese and start layering again until you reach the top of the baking dish.
Bake. The last layer should be cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, until hot and melted. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.
Recipe Tips For Success
- Cook Rice and Beef In Advance. For quick prep time, cook the rice and beef ahead of time. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator until ready to use.
- Add Vegetables. Add your favorite cooked vegetables to the lasagna for another variation.
Garnish and Serve. Top with chopped fresh cilantro before serving. Cut into squares to serve. Look at those fabulous layers! Enjoy!
How To Serve
Serve lasagna with a side of chips and salsa and a chopped salad if desired. You can also double the recipe and freeze the second 9 x 13 inch dish for a later dinner.
Leftovers
Store any leftovers in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheating Instructions
To reheat, place lasagna onto a heat proof plate loosely covered with plastic wrap. Microwave for 60-90 seconds or until hot. Remove carefully.
Try More Mexican Style Recipes
- One Pot Mexican Style Chicken Noodle Soup
- Overnight Mexican Breakfast Casserole
- Chicken and Roasted Corn Mexican Rice
Mexican Style Lasagna
Equipment
- Oven
- 9 x 13 inch baking dish
- Skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 packet Old El Paso Original Taco Seasoning
- Two 15 ounce cans Old El Paso Refried Beans
- 4 ounce can Old El Paso chopped green chilies
- 1 1/2 cups mild prepared salsa divided
- 2 cups cooked rice
- 8 Old El Paso taco size flour tortillas cut in half (you’ll use 15 halves)
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef to hot skillet. Cook and crumble until browned. Stir in taco seasoning until well combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
- Place beans, green chilies and 3/4 cup salsa into a large bowl, stirring until well combined.
- Place rice and 3/4 cup salsa into large bowl, stirring until well combined. Add browned cooked beef and stir.
- Layer 1/2 cup beans onto bottom of baking dish then top with a layer of halved tortillas. Top with another light layer of beans then top with a layer of rice mixture. Layer with cheese and start layering again until you reach the top of the baking dish. The last layer should be cheese. Bake for 30 minutes, until hot and melted. Garnish with chopped fresh cilantro.
Nutrition
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Excellent Recipe…..Makes alot for family. Very good and a very easy recipe. Mine looks just like the picture. Added a few black olives for me. Add what you like and do it with again. Can’t really mess it up
Thank you.
2 cups of cooked rice? Roughly how much dry rice should I make to yield 2 cups cooked?
1 cup of dried rice should do it 🙂
Your instructions seem to be missing a few steps.
My apologies Shanna, I see that! Just edited the instructions. Hope you enjoy.
Love the twist very much; nice way to serve new dish with well known ingredients !
Here’s the whole recipe everyone!!
Ingredients
1 pound lean ground beef
1 packet Old El Paso Original Taco Seasoning
Two 15 ounce cans Old El Paso Refried Beans
4 ounce can Old El Paso chopped green chilies
1 1/2 cups mild prepared salsa, divided
2 cups cooked rice
8 Old El Paso taco size flour tortillas, cut in half (you’ll use 15 halves)
2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Directions
1.Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. and lightly spray a 9 x 13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2.Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add ground beef to hot skillet. Cook and crumble until browned. Stir in taco seasoning until well combined. Transfer to a large bowl.
3.Place beans, green chilies and 3/4 cup salsa into a large bowl, stirring until well combined.
4.Place rice and 3/4 cup salsa into large bowl, stirring until well combined.
5.Spread a light layer of beans on the bottom of your baking dish. Start layering with some halved taco size tortillas.
6.Spread another light layer of beans over tortillas.
7.Top with taco meat.
8.Top with your salsa rice.
9.Repeat all layers again.
10.When layers are complete, top with shredded cheddar cheese.
11.Bake at 350 degrees F. for 25-30 minutes.
12.Top with chopped fresh cilantro before serving.
Cut into squares to serve.
Makes 8 Servings
Looks so yummy, but your instructions are incomplete. Just, fyi. 🙂
Hi. Looks like a great dish. But in the printable recipe, several steps from the video are omitted. Just trying to be helpful. ?
Hi and thanks for the tips. I have also found several where there was issues. Never did get answer on a tube biscuit that was all dough after the cook time was up plus did add more time even. I saw somebody else had same question and got no answer. Was the one where u seperate the biscuits and put cheese and butter between and bake it in loaf pan. I did not try it again cause of wasting money and food. Thanks again.
I find this to be a lot easier if you spread the beans onto the flour tortillas first then lay then into the 13 X 9 pan. They are more stable laying on a plate & spreading with beans then to lay them on top of more beans & try spreading. Just my thought. Thanks for recipe.