Description

Serve a healthier lasagna this holiday season with less calories and fat, more veggies, lower fat cheese, and whole grain pasta with ground turkey instead of ground beef or pork.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground turkey, 93% lean
• non-stick cooking oil spray
• 24 oz. tomato or marinara sauce, your favorite
• 1 c. water, divided
• 2 c. part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1 egg
• 1 egg white
• 1 t. garlic powder
• 1/2 t. ground black pepper
• 1/2 t. dried basil
• 1/2 t. dried oregano
• 20 oz. frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and thoroughly drained of water
• 9 whole-grain lasagna noodles, uncooked
• 1½ c. shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
• baby spinach leaves, for garnish, optional
• star-shaped bell peppers, for garnish, optional
• cherry tomatoes, halved, for garnish, optional

Steps

1. Cook ground turkey in a medium non-stick pan coated with non-stick oil spray over medium heat until there is no pink remaining. Crumble the turkey as it's cooking with rubber spatula or wooden spoon. Drain off/discard fat.
2. Add sauce plus 1/2 c. water to the pan with the cooked turkey; mix thoroughly; cover; turn off heat; set aside.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Coat a 9 x 13 inch baking dish with non-stick oil spray.