Healthy Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Lasagna made over by Everyday Health Recipe

by Anne-Marie Nichols

Healthy Cinco de Mayo: Mexican Lasagna made over by Everyday Health

We all have our favorite Mexican dishes that are oh-so-bad for us – mine’s rolled tacos with guacamole and sour cream. Well, Everyday Health has taken Mexican Lasagna to Recipe Rehab, an online show where celebrity chefs remake a fattening family recipe in a challenge and the family chooses the winner.

Recipe Rehab episodes air every Friday at 1 ET on the Everyday Health YouTube Channel, but you can check out Cinco de Mayo Favorites Without the Fat where Chefs Jill and Aida compete in Cinco de Mayo recipe makeover.

The nutritional breakdowns

ORIGINAL RECIPE

NUTRITION FACTS

Servings: 6

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 1025

• Total Fat: 64.39g
• Cholesterol: 182mg
• Sodium: 914mg
• Total Carbs: 47.49g
• Dietary Fiber: 6.18g
• Sugars: 1.67g
• Protein: 44.82g
• CHEF JILL
• NUTRITION FACTS
• Servings: 10
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 391
• Total Fat: 11.38g
• Cholesterol: 78mg
• Sodium: 761mg
• Total Carbs: 40.48g
• Dietary Fiber: 8.77g
• Sugars: 4.77g
• Protein: 31.44g
• CHEF AIDA
• NUTRITION FACTS
• Servings: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 643
• Total Fat: 20.96g
• Cholesterol: 38mg
• Sodium: 1371mg
• Total Carbs: 78.06g
• Dietary Fiber: 10.99g
• Sugars: 5.30g
• Protein: 30.21g
• Original recipe
• Used 2 pounds full fat ground beef
• Used 24 corn tortillas
• Used 2 cups full fat mozzarella cheese
• Used 2 cups full fat shredded Colby cheese
• Used pre-packaged taco seasoning with sodium and additives
• Jill’s recipe
• Used skinless boneless chicken breasts instead of beef
• Added black beans for protein and fiber
• Cut corn tortillas down to 12 instead of 24
• Replaced high fat cheeses with fresh queso fresco (lower in fat and sodium)
• Added lots of spices with no calories instead of using “taco seasoning packet”
• Added lots of vegetables: onion, celery, carrot, bell pepper, garlic, spinach, and fresh tomato salsa
• Aida’s recipe
• Replaced ground beef with ground white meat chicken breast and reduced to 3/4 pound
• Added low fat refried beans for protein and fiber
• Used whole wheat tortillas instead of corn tortillas to add fiber
• Used 3/4 cup of part skim mozzarella instead of 2 cups (eliminated Colby)
• Added lots of vegetables: corn, garlic, scallions, and salsa verde
• Add Greek yogurt and fresh avocado for creaminess and good natural fat

Who do you think should have won – Chef Jill or Chef Aida?

Picture, video and nutritional information courtesy of Everyday Health.