Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne - all the delicious flavours of Mexican food in this family-friendly lasagne recipe.
I don't know about you, but I love lasagne. Lasagne is such a great dish for the family. Serve it in the middle of the table and you can all dig in with some additional sides to make it an amazing meal.
This Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne is one of my favourites. I am not a huge fan of ground (mince) chicken or turkey on its own, but in this lasagne, the combination of the layers of pasta with a spicy Mexican sauce and melted cheesy goodness on top will amaze anyone's taste buds.
It does have a spicy kick to it from the cayenne, but not too spicy that it is too hot to handle, my kids devour their serving and you gotta love a recipe that you know the whole family can enjoy.
You can totally adjust the spice level too, omit the cayenne if you can't handle any heat or add in bit extra if you like it super spicy. Hell, you could even add some sliced Jalapeno's to the top along with the sliced tomatoes if not level of hotness is too hot for you.
This Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne is also a great one for batch cooking, either make up the entire lasagne in a single dish to freeze layer or use some handy food prep containers and freeze in little single portions.
Work a busy schedule and don't have time to get this all ready on the night? Prep it all the night before and then as soon as you get in from work, you can just bung it in the oven to bake and it will be all ready come dinner time.
Want to make this SP friendly? Replace the pasta sheets for something like butternut squash or zucchini slices.
Don't like ground chicken or turkey? you could also try this with ground beef or even some shredded cooked chicken breast or thigh. Either would be equally yummy. If you are vegetarian, this would also be yummy made with Quorn or meat replacement, or even some mixed beans and corn.
Check out these other delicious Mexican Inspired Recipes:
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- SYN FREE MEXICAN SPAGHETTI SQUASH BAKE
- LOW SYN PINEAPPLE MEXICAN PORK CARNITAS
- MEXICAN BURGERS
- SYN FREE MEXICAN PASTA BAKE
- INSTANT POT CHOCOLATE CHILLI
- PASTA CHICKEN ENCHILADAS
or head on over to my Full Recipe Index with over 850 delicious Slimming World and Weight Watchers recipes all fully searchable by meal type, ingredients, syn value and smart points etc.
How can I add a ⅓ speed foods to this Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne?
I like to just serve this with a simple mixed salad - shredded crisp lettuce, tomatoes, julienne carrots, shredded red cabbage and a little corn (the latter of course not a speed food), but combined with all the other stuff it is perfect.
Don't fancy salad? This is great with some steamed or sauteed greens of your choice too, like tender stem broccoli.
Kitchen items used for this Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne:
- Oven Proof Dish
- Kitchen Scales
- Measuring Cups
- Measuring Spoons
- Mixing Bowls
- Spoon
- Frying Pan
- Saucepan
- Grater
- Chopping Board
- Santoku Knife
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Syn Free Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne
Spicy Mexican Chicken Lasagne - all the delicious flavours of Mexican food in this family-friendly lasagne recipe.
Ingredients
- 600g (21oz) of extra lean ground chicken (mince) or turkey
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 red pepper, finely chopped
- 1 green pepper, finely chopped
- 2 cloves of garlic, crushed
- 9 tablespoons of quark
- 2 cups (480ml) of crushed tomatoes - or use passata but then also add 2 tbs of tomato paste/puree
- 1 cup (240 ml) of water
- 2 teaspoon of chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon of cumin
- 2 teaspoons of paprika
- 1 teaspoon of onion powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon of white wine vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon of cayenne pepper
- ¾ tbs of sukrin: gold (or another sweetener of choice)
- 120g (4oz) of cheddar (4 x HEa’s)
- 100g (5.5 oz) of mozzarella (2 x HEa's)
- 8 oven-ready lasagne sheets (may need slightly more or less depending on dish dimensions)
- 2 vine tomatoes, sliced thinly
- salt and pepper to season
- cooking oil spray
- 2 spring onions, sliced thinly or chopped coriander (cilantro)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180c or 350f
- Add the crushed tomatoes, water, vinegar, spices and sukrin gold (sweetener) to a small saucepan, bring to the boil and lower head to a bubbling simmer, until sauce reduces down and thickens slightly.
- Spray a frying pan with cooking oil spray and add the ground chicken, peppers, onion and garlic.
- Cook until ground chicken is browned, remove from heat and stir in the quark until all combined.
- Add half the chicken mixture to an large rectangle oven proof dish and spread out evenly
- Add 4 lasagne sheets over the top and half the spicy tomato sauce.
- Top with the other half of the chicken mixture, another 4 lasagne sheets and then pour the remaining spicy sauce over the top.
- Sprinkle with the grated mozzarella and cheddar and top with 6 slices of tomato.
- Season the top with some salt and black pepper.
- Cover with foil and bake in the oven for approx 20 mins, then remove the foil and return to the oven for another 20mins until cheese on top is browned. (you can place under the broil/grill for an additional 5 mins if you really want to brown up the top)
- Sprinkle with some chopped spring onions or coriander and serve with a sides of your choice
Notes
This recipe is gluten free, Slimming World and Weight Watchers friendly.
- Extra Easy - 1 HEa per serving
- Original/SP - 1 HEa per serving (use slices of zucchini or butternut squash instead of pasta)
- WW Smart Points - 8 per serving
- Gluten Free - use gluten free pasta sheets.
*suitable for freezing.
Variation: use ground beef, shredded chicken breast/thigh, Quorn, meat replacement etc
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Nutrition Information
Yield 6 Serving Size 1Amount Per Serving Calories 409Total Fat 14.5gSaturated Fat 7.3gCholesterol 73mgSodium 573mgCarbohydrates 34.5gFiber 4.6gSugar 8.5gProtein 36.7g
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Can this be made in the Instant Pot please?
I haven't tried it in the instant pot, you would need a spring form pan to layer it in.
Thanks!
Where have you found Quark in Ontario, I haven't seen it anywhere and we have all the brands of supermarkets where I live
Tried this last night using 5% beef mince instead of chicken and it was absolutely delicious! Big thumbs up from me!!
Really tasty yet easy meal, it was a big hit. We couldn't get hold of chicken mince so used turkey instead, and served with fries and a salad which was really filling. We will be making this time and again!
Just made this for the first time. All my favourite Mexican and Italian flavours rolled into one!
Thanks for the recipe... made this and the family loved it! 8 - 80 were all very happy! Was a bit watery tho, no probs as I drained it off before plating up, but just wondering where I went wrong?!
Make sure you simmer the sauce till it reduces down and thickens, before adding it to the dish.
Can you please do a recipe book please. I am not sure how to print off. Do not want to screen shot
Hi Paula, if you look on the recipe box to each recipe, it has a print button, where you can print off the recipe and keep in a folder for your own personal use.
Hi, if wanting to freeze this would you cook first then freeze the portions or make it up, freeze then bake each time? Thanks
Yes for best results freeze before baking, but I have frozen portions after cooking too and it’s perfectly fine. Enjoy!!
Can this be frozen?
yes it sure can - enjoy!!
Hi Shevy ... no quark up here in the boonies! Any suggestions what I could substitute please?
Hey Rona, fat-free soured cream will work (does have a small syn value), I've also used fat-free plain Greek yoghurt before when I've not had either of those to hand and it's been okay.
Am new to slimming world but thank you for your website - I can only imagine how much time and effort it takes. Made this tonight and what a hit with my family. Just so delicious (halved chilli powder as not sure how hot it was going to be). So easy, tasty and delicious. Family were suggesting making it with salmon or roasted vegetables as so want it again.
Just made this absolutely delicious I used turkey breast mince first time will make again
Hi, can I use cream cheese instead of quark? If so, how much? Thanks!
yes you can, just don't forget to syn and use exactly same amount.