High Protein Lasagna
Who says you can’t eat lasagna on a diet?
Equipment
- 1 9x13" pan
Ingredients
- 1.75-2 lb ground turkey
- 1 onion diced
- 1 quart canned tomatoes not drained
- 3 cups mozzarella cheese divided
- 8 oz Ricotta cheese (low fat recommended)
- 9 lasagna sheets try "ready to bake"
- 16 oz jar tomato sauce
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
Optional
- .5-1 cup dry red wine
- 1-2 tbsp tomato paste
Instructions
Make the Sauce
- Preheat the oven to 400F.
- In a large skillet or dutch oven, add the turkey, sprinkle with salt and black pepper, and brown over high heat.
- Once turkey is cooked through (even if not perfectly browned), remove turkey to a paper towel covered plate and drain remaining fat/liquid from the pan.
- In the same pan, add up to a half tablespoon of olive or canola oil and sauté diced onion until the onion is softened and beginning to brown, approximately 5 minutes.
- Add the garlic to the onions and saute for 30 seconds to a minute, or until the garlic is just beginning to turn fragrant.
- Add the oregano and thyme and saute for another minute.
- Add tomatoes and tomato sauce to the pan. Stir well.
- Add turkey back to pot, stir to combine, and cook on a high simmer for 15-30 minutes. The sauce should be quite thick when finished cooking. If it is still watery, add up to 2 tbsp of tomato paste and simmer until absorbed.
Layer the Lasagna
- Spray a 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
- In a bowl, combine 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese with the ricotta cheese.
- Layer a little less than a quarter of the tomato sauce on the bottom of the pan.
- Lay out 3 lasagna sheets over the sauce. Don’t worry if they don’t cover it perfectly, they will expand while cooking and fill the space.
- Cover the lasagna sheets with half of the cheese mixture. Tip: Spread the cheese directly onto the lasagna sheets, using the sheets as a guide for even distribution.
- Spread another quarter of the sauce over the top of the lasagna.
- Top with 3 more noodles and repeat steps 5-7.
- Lay the last 3 noodles over top and spoon over the rest of the sauce.
- Top with remaining 1 cup of mozzarella cheese and bake for 30 minutes uncovered.