Southwest Chicken Rollups (Print Version)
Chicken, beans, and cheese get wrapped in lasagna noodles with a creamy enchilada sauce for a cozy dish.
# Ingredients:
→ Pasta
01 -
450 g lasagna noodles, dry
→ Sauce
02 -
225 g cream cheese
03 -
540 g canned red enchilada sauce
→ Filling
04 -
28 g taco seasoning
05 -
200 g shredded Mexican cheese mix
06 -
2 garlic cloves, minced
07 -
425 g black beans, rinsed and drained
08 -
225 g chopped cooked chicken
09 -
150 g chopped bell peppers (use a mix of colors)
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50 g chopped scallions
→ Topping
11 -
75 g shredded Mexican cheese mix
12 -
Chopped scallions or a handful of fresh cilantro (if you want a little extra on top)
# Steps:
01 -
Top it off with fresh cilantro or some scallions if you like. Enjoy while it's warm.
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After pouring the rest of the sauce with cream cheese over the roll ups, toss on the foil and bake for 30 to 35 minutes. Take the foil off, add the last 75 g cheese, and pop it back in just long enough so the cheese gets melty, about 5 minutes.
03 -
Spoon the chicken and bean mix onto all 12 cooked noodles, roll each one up tight, and line them up in the dish with the seam side down.
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Dump the chopped chicken, black beans, mixed peppers, garlic, scallions, shredded cheese, and taco seasoning in a big bowl. Stir it up until everything looks evenly mixed.
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Toss the enchilada sauce and cream cheese in a blender and run it until smooth. Pour half the sauce into the bottom of the baking dish and spread it out.
06 -
Boil the lasagna noodles as the packaging says, so they're just al dente. Drain them all the way and let them lie flat on a clean tea towel so they don't stick.
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Fire up your oven to 175°C. Give a 33 x 23 cm dish a quick hit of nonstick spray and bring a big pot of salted water to a boil.
# Notes:
01 -
Leftovers will keep up to 3 to 5 days if you stick them in a container with a tight lid and chill them in the fridge.
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Want to freeze? Wrap the whole thing up well, stash it in the freezer for as long as 3 months. Let it thaw in the fridge overnight, then warm it up in the oven.
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You can put together the roll ups a couple days ahead and keep them cold; just add a few more minutes to the baking time if you bake straight from the fridge.