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EASY HEALTHY LASAGNA
This Easy Healthy Lasagna recipe is the perfect family-friendly dish. It has all of the goodness of classic lasagna, but lightened up and packed with protein for a skinny version of the traditional recipe!
Ingredients
- 1 pound Italian seasoned ground turkey or regular ground turkey, chicken, or lean beef (I used the 93% lean ground turkey)
- 16 ounces (2 cups) marinara sauce
- 1-1/2 cups fat-free cottage cheese (can use full fat or fat free)
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 6 oven-ready lasagna noodles (can use gluten free)
- 4 ounces (1 heaping cup) light mozzarella, shredded (can use full fat or fat free)
- Finely chopped fresh parsley, optional for garnish
Instructions
- In a large skillet cook ground turkey. Once cooked, stir in marinara sauce, set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF and in an 8 x 8 to 8 x 11" baking dish that has been sprayed with nonstick cooking spray, layer 1/3 meat sauce (more sauce than meat), 2-3 noodles, and 1/2 cottage cheese mixture.
- Repeat layering process with meat sauce, noodles and then cottage cheese mixture.
- One more layer of meat sauce and then top with mozzarella.
- Cover with tin foil. Bake for 20 minutes at 350ºF. Remove tin foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy a large serving! Makes 6 HUGE servings!
This article and recipe adapted from this SITE
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