"Healthy" lasagne recipes?

AirCircleI

I have some lasagne sheets left over from when I used to make lasagne with ricotta and motz. I've never really made lasagne any other way than with a lot of cheese. Does anyone have any interesting/creative recipes for lasagne?

Thanks!

AirCircleI

PS - I haven't found low fat or fat free ricotta at my shops (in the UK), so that one is out!

Hubbafer

Good question! I was wanting to make one for Saturday... going to google search .... will post anything if I find a low cal one

MoogieOh

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2011/09/spaghetti-squash-lasagna.html


Hope that is helpful. Uses low fat ricotta but the calories aren't too bad that you could probably do non-fat and not do major damage?

samanthalynndr

I make "ricotta" out of silken tofu, little bit of lemon juice, and italian spices. super low cal super high protein. then either use homemade sauce with all-vegetable ingredients or jar sauce with no added sugar or high fructose corn syrup. I usually stuff mine with veggies and sometimes do half noodle layers and half flat zucchini slice layers. I've even made it with no noodles and all zucchini-- yum and barely any calories at all!

MoogieOh

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2009/02/zucchini-lasagna.html

http://www.skinnytaste.com/2010/02/spinach-lasagna-rolls.html

NoPortionControl

I recently made a yummy lasagna with ricotta and mozzarella (both were either skim or low fat, I forget), ground turkey, and spinach. It was really delicious and much lighter. I sauteed the turkey with onions, garlic, etc. Bon apetit!

MoogieOh

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080123163110AAkZFTJ

EllaA26

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krison

I replace ricotta with fat free cottage cheese and do not see a difference. We also like eggplant lasagna where you replace lasagna noodle with sliced eggplant.

http://www.sparkpeople.com/mypage_public_journal_individual.asp?blog_id=953842

MrsLVF

For cheese use cottage cheese, low fat mozzarella,& Parmesan

For meat use ground turkey, turkey sausage & or veggie crumbles( a meat substitute like a veggie burger, but crumbled)

For pasta use whole wheat

You can go total veggie with sliced eggplant, zucchini, & or mushrooms

add your favorite sauce.

I want lasagna now:bigsmile:

littlepint

My mother-n-law uses lowfat cottage cheese instead of ricotta. Might try that, it's not bad.

therealangd

Instead of noodles, use eggplant.

Yummy.

KimR87

im making this one tonight
http://www.emilybites.com/2011/02/best-lasagna-ever-really.html

mjbrowne

I use venison and spinach and chop up whatever veggies I can sneak in!

giggitygoo

Easy peasy.


Swap the mounds of melted cheese for bechamel (made with skim), and only put a layer of shredded cheese on the very top.

Use whole wheat pasta sheets

Cans of roasted diced tomatoes + herbs instead of jarred marinara (too much added sugar) - or make your own

Load up with meaty veg like eggplant, mushrooms, ect.

If you want meat, use chicken sausage for great flavor in small quantity.



OH! And swap out a couple pasta layers with long sliced zucchini or eggplant.

chiera88

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KimR87

im making this one tonight
http://www.emilybites.com/2011/02/best-lasagna-ever-really.html

kaelawilliford

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chellehubcap

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Blessedmommy_2x

I always make the spinach lasagna rolls from skinnytaste.com... They are a HUGE hit, and the rolls make perfect portion sizes... plus you can play around with the recipe: changing the filling etc.

I also LOVE to substitute spaghetti squash for my pasta dishes.

healthyJenn0915

I don't know that it is ever healthy, but I make mine with whole grain lasagna noodles, extra lean ground turkey, low fat mozarella, non fat cottage cheese, and Newman's own marinara sauce. I made it for some friends for dinner a couple months ago and they said they couldn't really tell that I used anything different!

kristy_estes21

I make a polenta lasagna that's really good. I got the recipe from Oxygen Magazine. It has polenta, firm tofu, low fat ricotta cheese, chopped spinach, roasted red peppers, marinara sauce, and a little parmesan cheese. I don't have the recipe here with me at work, but I'm sure you could Google it and find it. It's delicious and super filling.

busymom115

I believe that if you make it with whole wheat pasta sheets, use ground turkey instead of beef, add finely chopped vegetables ( carrots, spinach, celery etc) to your marinara sauce, skip the ridotta cheese and instead splurge and top it with real mozzarella instead. I think that it's quite heaalthy as long as you use portion control, for example eat a large leafy salad before your portion of lasagne and you will feel full.

kokaneesailor

Easy peasy.


Swap the mounds of melted cheese for bechamel (made with skim), and only put a layer of shredded cheese on the very top.

Use whole wheat pasta sheets

Cans of roasted diced tomatoes + herbs instead of jarred marinara (too much added sugar) - or make your own

Load up with meaty veg like eggplant, mushrooms, ect.

If you want meat, use chicken sausage for great flavor in small quantity.



OH! And swap out a couple pasta layers with long sliced zucchini or eggplant.

Thanks for posting cause that's the way I do it. The bechamel sauce adds alot of creamyness to it. I make my own lasagna noodles, that way I know exactly what is going into it. Making your own marinara sauce isn't rocket science, and with practice should only take a couple of minutes.

I occasionaly used to burn my sauce when I used canned tomatoe sauces that have glucose/fructose/sugar in them. A little amount of sugar is okay in order to cut the acidity of the tomatoe sauce, but not to the extent most packaged sauces have in them.

I mix low fat mozzarella with low fat shredded cheddar for the top (only layer) of cheese. I also enjoy using meaty mushrooms like portabella's as a sub for meat or an addition to it.

Haven't tried the eggplant sub for the noodles yet. No doubt it would work great, but then again I would have no use for my pasta machine after that.

Happy Chefing

;D

6mimi

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Meiplé

i have made this butternut squash lasagne so many times. so yummy

http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/516525/mary-berry-s-butternut-squash-lasagne

cottagegal1

I use zucchini in place of noodles and is very good

StrawberrySt

Free-form vegetable lasagne with pesto

Ingredients (serves 4)

300g haloumi cheese
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil
1 garlic clove, crushed
2 red capsicums
2 medium eggplants, cut into 1cm-thick slices
4 vine-ripened tomatoes
12 x 10cm squares of fresh lasagne
1 cup fresh pesto (see related recipe)
100g mixed salad leaves

Method

Slice the haloumi cheese into 1/2cm-thick slices. Combine half the olive oil with the garlic, brush over the haloumi slices, cover and set aside to marinate.

Brush the vegetables with the remaining olive oil. Heat a chargrill plate and chargrill the capsicums until the skins are black and charred. Place them in a sealed plastic bag and set aside to sweat for 10 minutes (this helps to lift the skin) then peel and discard the skin.

Chargrill eggplant in batches and stack in a pile to help them cook through. Chargrill the tomatoes quickly on both sides. (All the vegetables can be cooked in advance and reheated later.)

Bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the lasagne sheets in 3 batches and cook for 3 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent them sticking together. Drain and place in a bowl of cold water to cool.

Preheat the oven to 170°C.

Grill the haloumi cheese for 1 minute each side until crisp on the outside and molten inside.

Layer the vegetables, haloumi and pasta sheets in 4 piles, brushing each layer with a little pesto. Carefully transfer to a greased baking tray, cover with aluminium foil and heat for 5 minutes (they are served warm not hot). Just before serving, tuck a few salad leaves between the layers and top with any remaining pesto.

From this website. YUM!!

http://www.taste.com.au/recipes/6256/free+form+vegetable+lasagne+with+pesto

Shyn6409

I also use fat free cottage cheese in place of ricotta. It tastes exactly the same in my opinion. I also use low fat mozzarella and parmesean. In place of ground beef I use shredded chicken, I have have ground turkey and its good too. I use whole wheat pasta and hunts sugar free tomato sauce. With all of these adjustments my lasagna comes out to 202 calories and its always a big hit!

lisa2826

Go to emilybites.com she has great recipes. Try the lasagne cups. We love the taco cupcakes and the French dip cupcakes.!!