This family friendly recipe is a favorite in our house. A fun combination of burrito ingredients such as chorizo, cheese, and flour tortillas are layered together lasagna-style. The sauce is a blend of roasted red peppers, salsa, chicken broth, garlic, cumin, chili powder, and fresh cilantro, imparting really tasty, restaurant-quality flavor. If your family is not a fan of spicy chorizo, feel free to use ground beef, ground turkey, or a ground meat alternative (we like to season our non-chorizo ground meat with taco seasoning). You can also get creative with the toppings, sprinkling or dolloping your burrito lasagna with all your favorites.
Chorizo and Cheese Burrito Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 lb chorizo sausage (casings removed)
- ½ cup diced roasted red peppers, drained
- 1 cup salsa
- ¼ cup chicken broth
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- ½ tsp ground cumin
- ½ tsp chili powder
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 10 (6-inch) flour tortillas, halved
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 cup optional toppings: sour cream, jalapeños, black olives, or cilantro
Directions
1) Crumble 1 lb chorizo sausage into a Suvie pan. Place the pan in the top zone of your Suvie and broil for 15 minutes, stirring halfway through.
2) While the chorizo is cooking, place ½ cup roasted peppers, 1 cup salsa, ¼ cup chicken broth, 2 garlic cloves, ½ tsp cumin, ½ tsp chili powder, and ½ cup cilantro in the bowl of a food processor. Blend until smooth and season to taste with salt (keeping in mind that the chorizo and cheese will impart some salt as well).
3) Lightly grease a second Suvie pan. Line 5 tortilla halves in the bottom of the pan, overlapping slightly.
4) Top the tortillas with ¼ cup of cooked chorizo, ¼ cup cheese, and 3 heaping tablespoons of sauce.
5) Continue layering the tortillas, chorizo, cheese, and sauce (using up all of the ingredients). Once all the layers are assembled, using a metal spatula, gently press to compact the lasagna. Cover the pan with aluminum foil, insert into the top zone of your Suvie, input settings, and cook now.
Suvie Cook Settings
Bottom Zone: None
Top Zone: Roast at 350°F for 30 minutes
6) After the cook, remove the foil from the pan, and return to the top zone of your Suvie.
Suvie Cook Settings
Bottom Zone: Roast at 400°F for 0 minutes
Top Zone: Roast at 400°F for 15 minutes
7) Once the top of the lasagna has browned slightly, remove the pan, and set aside to rest for 10 minutes. Once rested, slice the lasagna into 4 portions and serve with your favorite toppings.
Nutrition
Nutritional Information per serving (4 servings per recipe): Calories 456, Total Fat 34g, Total Carbohydrates 22g, Total Sodium 1463mg, Total Protein 24g.