Lighter Lasagna Recipe
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Lighter Lasagna

By: ZOO66 
"A lighter version of a classic. If you want to use regular lasagna noodles and boil them first, omit the vegetable juice."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (26)

What to Drink?

Wine Sangiovese
Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr 15 Min
Ready In:
1 Hr 45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 8 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1 cup low-fat cottage cheese
  • 1 egg
  • cooking spray
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 large garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 cups chopped mushrooms
  • 1 cup shredded carrots
  • 1 pound ground turkey breast
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar low-fat pasta sauce (such as Healthy Request®)
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 6 no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 1 cup shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
  • 1 cup tomato-vegetable juice cocktail

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Mix the spinach, cottage cheese, and egg in a large bowl.
  2. Place a large skillet over medium-high heat, and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Cook the onion, garlic, mushrooms, and carrot until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the ground turkey, and stir until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Pour the pasta sauce and water into the skillet. Season with rosemary,oregano, and basil. Simmer sauce for 10 minutes.
  3. Spray a 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Spread 1/3 of the sauce on the bottom of the pan, and top with 3 noodles. Spoon an additional 1/3 of the sauce on the noodles; top with the spinach mixture. Sprinkle with 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Top with remaining 3 noodles and the rest of the sauce. Pour the vegetable juice evenly over the lasagna, and top with the remaining mozzarella. Cover the dish with foil.
  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 45 minutes. Remove foil, and bake for an additional 10 minutes. Remove from oven and let lasagna rest for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note:
  • If using regular lasagna noodles, boil them before assembling lasagna and omit the vegetable juice.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 263 | Total Fat: 9.2g | Cholesterol: 77mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2009 by Natalie Ercolini   view full review
Warning: This lasagna recipe needs some essential modifications. 1st, it is very liquidy and I...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 28, 2009 by Lora Smith   view full review
This was my first attempt at lasagna and it turned out great! I used the regular noodles (no...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2010 by abigail   view full review
This turned out well. The carrots make it kinda sweet and I used a jar of pasta sause that...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 7, 2009 by Maureen Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
I haven't made this yet but since several say it is watery-it only could be from NOT draning...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 8, 2009 by Katy   view full review
Very tasty my family loved it. Even my youngest daughter( who HATES spinach ) liked it. We had...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2010 by maestrasandoval   view full review
This lasagna was very easy to prepare. Use a deep 9x13 dish, as my 9x13 cake pan overflowed a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 16, 2010 by babylou319   view full review
I discovered half way in that I was missing cottage cheese, so I omitted that, the egg and the...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2009 by sarkol   view full review
It was tasty except could use some more spice.
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 9, 2009 by SFAITHJ   view full review
watery beyond belief! yikes!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2009 by lora_one   view full review
tastes even better than the "fatter" lasagna.

 

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