Mexican Lasagna

[starting_0ver]

So, my boyfriend is in love with Alton Browns "Good Eats" show. We were watching an episode about tortillas and saw a recipe for Mexican Lasagna. I currently do not have a working oven, which this recipe needs. Is it possible to make this in the crock pot? If so, how long should I leave it in there for? Would I be able to sub the tomato sauce for

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[biochemcrazy]

Hmm. I'm not sure if this would work in the crock pot, but I'm guessing if you can make regular lasagna in there, then you can do this too. I've never made lasagna in the crock, but I just wanted to tell you that I've made that recipe before in the oven and it's super yummy. :-) Good luck!

[davedevil]

I do a similar recipe its basically a layered burrito. Wouldn't recommend doing it in the slow cooker as a whole, the bread will dissolve. You could slow cooker the meat/sauce in advance and throw it all together and into dish to bake. This would also mean you could use beef or chicken thighs. Don't use breast in slow cooks

[brittdreams]

I use breasts, sometimes frozen sometimes not, all the time in the slow cooker and have never had a problem...

[ysathora]

I once made a Mexican casserole in a slow cooker with no trouble at all. I've made dishes with tortillas and also cooked chicken breasts. As the instructions direct, you saute the chicken in a pan before adding it to the slow cooker.

[starting_0ver]

I was planning on cooking it all before putting it in the crock. About how long I should cook it the crock pot for?

[ysathora]

I don't remember the time on the casserole. If you're cooking the chicken in advance, it shouldn't take too long to come together in the crock pot. I'd cook it on low and check after about an hour.

[segunyo]

absolutely do not use flour tortillas, definitely use corn.

the flour ones just turn into mush. i read this on a 365 days of crockpotting blog.

Just do a search for the word "flour" at this link to see what people had to say about it

good luck!

http://crockpot365.blogspot.com/2008/01/crockpot-enchilada-casserole-recipe.html

[zenith_the_high]

seconded- corn ones work well in this type of recipe, but flour would turn mushy.

I make it with black beans, red enchilada sauce, cheese, mushrooms, chicken, and sometimes add other stuff- whatever is on hand. just put sauce on the bottom, layer tortillas, then ingredients- I put some cheese in each layer to keep it sticking all together.

lots of Texas recipes I've seen use cream of something soup as a sauce, but I have never tried it. they make a nacho cheese soup that might work well.

everything that goes in is precooked or veggies, so it should be done fairly quickly, not an all day kinda dish.

Yeah!

[shysquirrelgirl]

Do NOT use flour! Not only is it mush but it takes away from any authenticity --if any is left after "enchilada casserole". Burritos and tacos are flour. Red enchilada sauce is super super easy to find in the "ethnic" isle at any grocery store. I also like to fry my corn tortilla in corn oil(tradition) a little like ten seconds on med higgh each side to make them taste good and not fall apart before layering.

*that recipe looks pretty complicated for something so easy*