Protein Noodle Enchilada Lasagna
I’ve worked at restaurants since I was 15. The jobs were hard but I loved them! Opening a keto restaurant is a dream of mine! I’m thinking a lasagna restaurant or an Italian restaurant called Mama Maria’s!
At my Mama Maria’s restaurant I would have a lasagna section on the menu!
I have so many versions of my protein noodle lasagna that I would serve!
Here are some of my fan favorite lasagna recipes!
1. Traditional protein noodle lasagna
3. Crab and artichoke white lasagna
4. Protein Noodle Enchilada lasagna
I once adored going to Mexican restaurants for enchiladas (which is a huge hit in the book Keto Restaurant Favorites). But when Craig lost his job, and we couldn’t afford to go out to eat, I started cooking our favorite restaurant meals at home! Not only was it a great way to save money, but we both lost a lot of weight eating healthier versions at home!
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Protein Noodle Enchilada Lasagna
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons duck fat butter or coconut oil
- 1 medium yellow onion roughly chopped
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 1½ teaspoons Redmond Real salt use code Maria15 for 15% off
- 4 cloves garlic roughly chopped (or 1 head roasted garlic)
- 1½ cups chicken broth I used kettle and fire brand
- 28- ounces canned diced tomatoes or tomato purée
- 2 pounds ground beef or ground chicken Click HERE
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning Click HERE
- 10 slices deli chicken Click HERE
- 3 cups shredded Monterey jack cheese
- Garnish with Avocado cilantro and Cotija cheese
Instructions
- Heat the fat to medium high heat in a cast iron skillet. Add the onions and saute for 4 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium and add the garlic, chili powder, cumin, and salt. Saute for 2 more minutes.
- Add the broth and tomatoes/puree and simmer on medium high for 8 minutes. Use a stick blender to purée or pour sauce into a blender and combine until smooth and set aside.
- Place another tablespoon ghee or oil to the skillet to medium-high heat. Add the ground beef or ground chicken and season with taco seasoning. Cook for a few minutes while crumbling with a wooden spoon. Add reserved sauce and cover. Cook for 5 minutes on medium or until the beef/chicken is cooked through and no longer pink. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- Place 5 slices of deli chicken in the bottom of a 9 inch cast iron skillet or casserole dish. Top with 1/2 the ground beef/chicken mixture, 1/2 the Monterey Jack cheese. Top with more deli slices, saucy chicken and cheese. Place in oven and bake for 20 minutes.
- Garnish with slices of avocado, cilantro and Cotija cheese.
Nutrition
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Are the 11 g of carbs for the whole casserole? If not, why are they so high? Thanks!!!
The cheese, avocados and tomatoes all have carbs. 11 carbs for all that yummy flavor per serving along with the healthy protein and fats does not break the bank when doing keto properly, especially if it’s an occasional treat.
Yes. 🙂
3 cups of shredded cheese is in the recipe, which is way more than 475 calories listed in the nutritional information. That alone tells me it’s per serving.
Yes, always per serving. 🙂
Tomato sauce?
Yes.
Mostly from the tomatoes. 🙂
I REALLY need you to open that restaurant right now! (Well, after we’re all vaccinated). I’m stuck behind the Canadian border right now, but when you do, I’ll be first in line lol. That all sounds delish!
Thank you!!
I think opening Mama Maria’s is a wonderful idea! I’m just sorry I would be too far away to visit you being in Oxford in the UK. However, I know it would be an amazing success and an astounding benefit to all that frequent it.
Thank you!!
A Keto restaurant – OMG what a great idea! Please do.
Thanks!
Open it near DC. Open them all over the place. I have started a book group. We read Food Fix by Mark Hyman. Next we are reading his Pegan diet. Baby steps. My friends and I are pondering how to be supportive of our lifestyle changes. Many comments about how much more cooking we are doing, no eating out, having to prep and plan so much. A night out with a keto menu would be so welcome. I am going to think about this more. Maybe send letters to our local restaurants (I live in a small college town outside of DC) suggesting keto items on the menu.
Thanks! 🙂
I am not sure what I did wrong. The taste was great but it was like soup. I didn’t even use all of the sauce. 2-28 ounce cans of diced tomatoes and a cup and a half of chicken broth seems like a lot of liquid.
I would simmer longer then. 🙂
Mine was like soup/chili too. I would use half the amount of tomato sauce and maybe skip the broth if I make it again. I simmered the sauce for probably 30 minutes but it was still too much liquid IMO for the recipe. The flavor is very nice. I used ground turkey and turkey breast slices which worked really well flavor wise. Thank you for another great recipe!