Fiesta Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 lb sirloin (or healthy choice 96% fat-free ground beef)
• 1/2-1 packet lawry taco seasoning (optional)
• 1 (16 ounce) can fat-free refried beans
• 1/2 cup chopped green onion, and part of green
• 6 ounces reduced-fat sharp cheddar cheese, grated (or use half reduced-fat monterey jack and half cheddar)
• 9 slices thick lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 2 cups milk
• thick and chunky bottled salsa
• 1 1/2 cups light sour cream
• 1/4 cup sliced black olives (optional)

Recipe

• 1 cook beef in a nonstick frying pan until nicely browned.
• 2 add taco seasoning, if desired.
• 3 in a small bowl, blend beans with green onions and half of cheese.
• 4 pour 1/3 cup salsa on bottom of a 9x9” baking dish.
• 5 place dry lasagna noodles on bottom.
• 6 cover with bean mixture and 2/3 cup salsa.
• 7 lay another three lasagna strips on top and sprinkle beef, the rest of the cheese and 1/3 cup salsa over them.
• 8 lay last three lasagna strips on top, then pour the remaining salsa (2/3 cup) evenly over the top.
• 9 bake at 350ºf for 60 minutes or until noodles are tender.
• 10 spread sour cream over the top and sprinkle with black olives if desired.