Saturday Recipe: Light Lasagne

A lighter, healthier twist on the old classic!

Ingredients:-

• 2 to 3 pounds ground turkey
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 large container fat free cottage cheese
• 2 jars / bottles Pasta sauce/ Spaghetti sauce / Rao’s marinara
• 4 cups fat free mozzarella
• 1 box whole grain lasagne noodles
• Salt and pepper

Directions:-

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees
• Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking dish
• Brown the ground turkey with the chopped onion, and season the meat with salt and pepper, break up the meat into chunks
• When browned, drain the meat in a colander, to remove the water and grease
• Mix beef with pasta / spaghetti sauce until the sauce is heated through
• Coat the bottom of the baking dish with the meat mixture
• Layer the noodles (dry and uncooked) meat sauce, cottage cheese, and mozzarella cheese
• Continue layers until the pan is full. Final topping should be meat sauce
• Cover pan with foil and cook for 1 hour
• Let it stand for 15 minutes before serving (easier to cut and serve)