El Pollo Mexican Lasagna

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 -3 cups shredded cooked chicken
• 24 ounces salsa
• 5 (8 inch) flour tortillas
• 15 ounces refried beans (fat free is good)
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro (optional)
• sour cream

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350° and grease 9 x 12 baking dish.
• 2 (optional) combine salsa and cilantro in medium bowl.
• 3 tear tortillas into pieces (approx 2 inches square).
• 4 spread 1/2 cup of salsa mixture in bottom of dish and cover with 1/2 of the tortilla pieces.
• 5 dot 1/2 of the refried beans over the tortillas.
• 6 layer 1/2 of the chicken and 1/2 of the cheese.
• 7 top with remaining salsa mix and repeat layering of tortillas, beans, chicken & cheese.
• 8 bake uncovered 30 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 9 serve with sour cream.
• 10 note: to prepare cooked, shredded chicken, i bake boneless chicken breasts for 35 minutes at 350 degrees. cool and pull apart with fork or fingers.