Light Lasagna

 Cooler weather and busy days, I wanna make my meals healthy feel good food!  I came up with this lasagna because my family loves a filling full meat lasagna, but I just can't get over the calories! This lasagna is so good, it'll make you and your family happy!!  Guaranteed or I'll kiss my husbands toes! (BLECH) But truthfully, pair it with whole wheat french bread and you'll be asking yourself if this isn't the best feel good meal you've had in a long time!! I know I do!

 

Ingredients

16 oz or .5 kg Ground turkey
16 oz or .5 kg extra lean ground beef
1 onion chopped small
1 tsp crushed garlic
1 796 ml can diced tomatoes with herbs and spices
1 can tomato paste
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 box lasagna noodles
4 cups part skim mozzarella
1 cup cottage cheese
1 egg
1 tsp Italian Herbs and Spices
salt and pepper

Tips

for a sneaky trick, add finely grated zucchini or carrots or both. The kids will never know!

Directions

chop onion small and begin cooking over medium heat. Add ground meats and cook until almost done and add garlic and Italian herbs and spices. Add tomato's and tomato paste. Simmer for 5 minutes. Add Brown Sugar and balsamic vinegar. Simmer for 10 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste. Put cottage cheese and 1.2 cup mozzarella in chopper, chop fine, add egg to chopper and chop to mix. Set aside. Layer lasagna, first a small amount of meat sauce on bottom, noodles, sauce, noodles, cottage cheese mix (all of it), noodles, sauce, noodles, remaining sauce and cheese. Sometimes I put a little cheese on each noodle layer cause my son loves it, but just remember, you have 4 cups of cheese! Bake at 350 for 30 minutes with tin foil on, then broil 5 minutes with tin foil off. Serve and enjoy!

Serving Size: 12 1 cup servings

Number of Servings: 12

Nutritional Info

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 387.9

• Total Fat: 15.1 g
• Cholesterol: 86.0 mg
• Sodium: 518.7 mg
• Total Carbs: 33.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.5 g
• Protein: 29.1 g