Low Cal Beef Lasagna-very filling!

rpantusa
rpantusa Posts: 267 Member
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1 LB 96% lean ground Beef
1/4 cup white onion chopped
1 Container Prego Heart smart traditional sauce
1 4/5 cups low fat ricotta cheese
4 oz fat free cream cheese
1 egg
4oz oven ready lasagna noodles
1 cup 2% reduced fat Mozzarella shredded cheese

Cook ground beef and onions, and add prego sauce.
in another bowl mix with mixer, ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and egg
in a square pan, put a thin layer of sauce and meat mixture on the bottom,
then layer, 2 noodles, ricotta cheese mixture, then meat sauce. repeat twice.
you should get 3 layers, ending with meat sauce.

Cover with foil and bake on 350 for 40 minutes

Sprinkle top with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and bake uncovered an additional 10 minutes.

6 Servings
318 calories per serving
9 Grams of fat
30 carbs
32 grams of protein
579 Sodium
:drinker:

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  • teepuppylove
    teepuppylove Posts: 48 Member
    Good idea! If you wanted to lighten the recipe a bit more you could do every other layer with eggplant and spinach instead of noodles. I found adding extra veggies into lasagna lower the calories and up the fiber!

    Quick question though, what is the cream cheese for? Is it mixed with the ricotta because it has less calories or just a different texture?

    Thanks for the ideas and post!
    Tabby
  • rpantusa
    rpantusa Posts: 267 Member
    my family has always made lasagna with cream cheese added, i just like the taste. :) and yes my friend said she uses zucchini in place of the noodles, I may try that next time, she said she prefers it that way! :smile:
  • Nurse_Christy
    Nurse_Christy Posts: 276 Member
    Bump
  • valeriemholden
    valeriemholden Posts: 27 Member
    Yum!
  • joanneg572
    joanneg572 Posts: 54 Member
    Thanks for the great recipe!
    Questions: What size square pan did you use? 8x8?
    Do you use 6 lasagna noodles in total?
    Cheers, Jo:flowerforyou:
  • LuckyDucky73
    LuckyDucky73 Posts: 29
    Bump
  • rpantusa
    rpantusa Posts: 267 Member
    Thanks for the great recipe!
    Questions: What size square pan did you use? 8x8?
    Do you use 6 lasagna noodles in total?
    Cheers, Jo:flowerforyou:


    yes i used 8x8 and i only used 6 noodles :smile:
  • aimeelou2323
    aimeelou2323 Posts: 19 Member
    bump!
  • larabell69
    larabell69 Posts: 61
    bump!
  • ladyjh578
    ladyjh578 Posts: 207
    Bump
  • Bonita_Lynne_58
    Bonita_Lynne_58 Posts: 2,794 Member
    How many servings does this make?

    We love lasagna so may try it at home Tuesday.
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    How many servings does this make?

    We love lasagna so may try it at home Tuesday.

    The OP says 6 my silly friend. haha I saw you had commented on this one and had to come check it out. Looks yummy to me. Gonna add it to my list to try.
  • RILEYRED
    RILEYRED Posts: 647 Member
    Mouth watering, thanks!!
  • queenbea77
    queenbea77 Posts: 404 Member
    I mix my ricotta cheese with cottage cheese. When its just DH & I instead of noodles I slice zucchini & yellow squash ( I'll have to add spinach too next time). But if all of the kids (& their spouses, & grand kids) come over its the regular version with noodles. My family is so large i have to do it in the big blue turkey roasting pan. Regardless of which version I make I use low fat or lite on all of the cheeses. Always have & kids don't care. And my ground beef is 99% lean. Maybe I'll pick up some squash & do this next weekend. Thanks for the reminder of how good this is!
  • dakitten2
    dakitten2 Posts: 888 Member
    Is there only one size jar of that particular Prego sauce? I know some come in family size or regular size?
  • katymw3
    katymw3 Posts: 1
    this sounds delicious! the only problem is i might end up eating the whole pan....i love lasagna, its my fave food! gonna try this recipe this week.
  • kuntry_navy
    kuntry_navy Posts: 677 Member
    bump
  • tigersword
    tigersword Posts: 8,059 Member
    Cream cheese in lasagna? Horrible blasphemy.
  • joyundefined
    joyundefined Posts: 56
    Sweet!! Thanks for this! A friend requested I make him some when we go fishing, so this will be a great time to try it out! Thanks! :)
  • ms_leanne
    ms_leanne Posts: 523 Member
    You could replace the lasagne pasta sheets with leeks. Basically slice down the middle and blanche to create sheets.

    It was a success for two dieting TV chefs here in the UK last year.
  • queenbea77
    queenbea77 Posts: 404 Member
    Dakitten2 - prego comes in several different sizes. I use the "huge" jar when I'm making my roaster size pan if lasagna & the smaller sizes when it's just a couple of us are eating. Personally I like prego better because it has actual chunks of veggies in it.
  • debrajdavid
    debrajdavid Posts: 31 Member
    BUMP
  • workingirl706
    workingirl706 Posts: 6 Member
    sounds yummy
  • Kaulette
    Kaulette Posts: 7
    bump...making this for dinner
  • CassieAudette
    CassieAudette Posts: 20
    Oh that sounds good! I wonder if I could pass it by my hubby!
  • coliema
    coliema Posts: 7,646 Member
    Thanks for posting!

    Sounds delicious!
  • Illona88
    Illona88 Posts: 903 Member
    My lasagna recipe, adapted from a genuine Italian lasagna recipe:

    red sauce:

    500gr ground turkey or ground lean beef
    some sliced mushrooms
    1 onion
    4 cloves garlic
    2-3 400gr cans of chopped tomatoes
    dried italian herbs (oregano and basil)
    olive oil

    white sauce:

    25gr olive oil spread (or other butter (substitute))
    25gr white flour
    600ml skimmed or oat milk

    other ingredients:

    lasagna noodles
    one ball low fat mozzarella
    parmesan


    Heat some olive oil in a large pan. Add the onion and garlic and cook until onion is glazed. Add the ground meat and cook until done. Add the sliced mushroom, give it a stir. Add the tins of chopped tomatoes and plenty of Italian herbs. Simmer for about 15-20 minutes.

    Make the white sauce by adding all the ingredients in a saucepan and whisking until it is boiling. Then go around all the corners with a wooden spoon, to get all the flour and butter out of the corners so they don't burn. Simmer gently for 6-8 minutes until it has a sauce thickness. Whisk regularly. Season with pepper (and maybe salt, but I usually don't).

    Preheat oven 200 degrees C. Layer the tomato sauce, white sauce and noodles in an oven dish. Start with tomato sauce, then white sauce, noodles, etc. Finish with white sauce. Then slice the mozzarella and put on top. Grate a bit of parmesan and put on top. Put in the oven and cook for 25-30 minutes.
  • mrdexter1
    mrdexter1 Posts: 356 Member
    Use lean lamb,

    Living in a small traditional village in italy, my mother made lasagne for the locals as they said she made the best and they would have been horrified to know she had deviated from the traditional ingrediants..
  • mhart72
    mhart72 Posts: 16 Member
    bump
  • kend61
    kend61 Posts: 29 Member
    Love it

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