Light and Delicious Lasagna Recipe
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Light and Delicious Lasagna

By: Lisawas Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)
"My husband created this recipe as a great alternative to traditional lasagna because it substitutes cottage cheese for ricotta and has a ton of veggies. My kids love it, so we eat it almost once a week!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.2 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (4)

Prep Time:
45 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 9x13-inch pan
 

Ingredients

  • 2 1/3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 yellow onion, chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 3 cups fresh mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 teaspoons dried basil
  • 4 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 6 cups chopped fresh spinach, washed and dried
  • 2 1/2 cups low-fat cottage cheese
  • 4 egg whites
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
  • 1/4 cup grated low-fat Parmesan cheese
  • 8 no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 3 cups zucchini, sliced
  • 2 cups shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Coat a 9x13-inch baking dish with one teaspoon olive oil.
  2. Heat remaining 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat, and cook and stir the onion and garlic until the onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Mix in the turkey, mushrooms, basil, oregano, and black pepper; cook and stir until the turkey is no longer pink and the mushrooms have released their liquid, 10 to 15 minutes. Break the turkey meat into crumbles as it cooks. Stir in the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, and spinach. Cook, stirring often, until the spinach leaves are wilted, about 5 minutes; turn off burner.
  3. Mix the cottage cheese, egg whites, parsley, and Parmesan cheese in a bowl until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
  4. Place 4 lasagna noodles into the prepared baking dish, overlapping if necessary, and pour half of the turkey mixture over the noodles. Spread half the zucchini slices over the meat sauce, and top with half of the cottage cheese mixture. Spread half of the mozzarella cheese over the cottage cheese layer. Repeat layers, starting with 4 more noodles, the remaining meat sauce, zucchini slices, cottage cheese mixture, and remaining mozzarella cheese.
  5. Bake the lasagna in the preheated oven until the sauce is bubbling and the cheese is melted and browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • This is also great as a vegetarian dish. Substitute eggplant for the ground turkey.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 351 | Total Fat: 12.6g | Cholesterol: 56mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 29, 2011 by Lisawas Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
This lasagna is so easy that we make it at least twice a month. My kids love it and don't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2012 by stephgowan   view full review
Great recipe! Did not follow it to a tee since I didn't have everything on hand, but...
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 19, 2012 by Judy   view full review
Light - yes, very light on flavour. Delicious - NOT. Ground turkey does not have a good...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 24, 2012 by CHRISTIWEK   view full review
This was so tasty! I didn't have oregano, so I left it out. I did use regular Parmesan cheese...

 

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