Who does not love to make a quick delicious meal ? This Lasagna feeds 4 and is both low fat and low sodium. Please enjoy and share.
Ingredients
- 1 lb dry lasagna noodles (use a little more than half the box)
- 1 lb lean ground turkey ( low fat)
- 24 oz jar marinara or pasta sauce – your favorite brand (prefer low sodium)
- 2/3 cup water
- 15 oz container ricotta or cottage cheese ( low fat)
- 12 oz mozzarella cheese divided (low fat)
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375.
- Lightly spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
- Spread 2/3 cups of the marinara sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.
- Top with lasagna noodles.
- Brown the ground turkey in a large skillet. Drain off the fat.
- Pour in the remaining marinara sauce. Add the water to the jar, replace the lid and shake to loosen up the remaining sauce. Pour into the skillet and stir in.
- Simmer the meat sauce for 5 minutes.
- Scatter about one-third of the ricotta cheese on top of the lasagna noodles. Sprinkle on 3 oz of the mozzarella cheese. Top with about one-third of the meat sauce.
- Add another layer of lasagna noodles and press down slightly.
- Repeat with ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese and meat sauce – two more times.
- Top with remaining mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with Italian seasoning.
- Cover tightly with aluminum foil and bake for 45 minutes until the noodles are fork-tender. (The additional water and the steam created by covering the baking dish will cook the noodles.)
- Remove aluminum foil and bake for another 7-8 minutes or until cheese is nice and bubbly.
- Let the lasagna rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.
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