No-Noodle Lasagna

anthemforagirl
anthemforagirl Posts: 81
in Food and Nutrition
Hello all!
I am carb-resistant but still love the occasional Italian dish, so I came up with this.

It is spaghetti squash lasagna... no noodles and you can substitute the squash with zucchini.

Line the bottom of a baking dish with the squash or zucchini.
Cover with pasta sauce (any kind - even chunky ragu-style works)

In a bowl, mix 2 eggs, 2 cups of cottage cheese, 2 cups of mozzarella and Italian seasoning.

Cover the pasta sauce with the above mixture.
And then use any extra pizza sauce on top.

I try to eat more vegetarian, so I top it with vegetarian meat crumbles from Morning Star Farms.

Cover the dish with foil and bake in the oven for about 25 minutes or until golden.

Feel free to mix it up as well... throw more veggies in like mushrooms, peppers, etc.

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  • sarah3333
    sarah3333 Posts: 222 Member
    That looks yummy! What's the calorie count on it?
  • anthemforagirl
    anthemforagirl Posts: 81
    324 calories per serving
    13 fat
    24 carbs
    109 mg cholesterol
    24 g protein
    3.1 g fiber

    (Recipe serves six)
  • livelaughlovecrazy
    livelaughlovecrazy Posts: 101 Member
    Mmm Thank you so much for the idea!

    I'm cutting back on the carbs and I miss my pasta/lasagna so much...I will definitely have to try this. =)
  • anthemforagirl
    anthemforagirl Posts: 81
    It has the same taste to be honest, just no noodles.. I like it a lot better.
  • DrBroPHD
    DrBroPHD Posts: 245 Member
    by definition I don't think that is lasagna
  • FranksRumHam
    FranksRumHam Posts: 198 Member
    ick.
    yeah, that aint lasagna.
    thats sauce and cheese on squash.
  • LauraMacNCheese
    LauraMacNCheese Posts: 7,173 Member
    by definition I don't think that is lasagna

    Agreed...

    la·sa·gna
    noun
    1. large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
    2. a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat.

    Using spaghetti squash equates to some sort of weird mush-like substance with sauce & cheese...
  • anthemforagirl
    anthemforagirl Posts: 81
    by definition I don't think that is lasagna

    Agreed...

    la·sa·gna
    noun
    1. large, flat, rectangular strips of pasta.
    2. a baked dish consisting of layers of this pasta, cheese, tomato sauce, and usually meat.

    Using spaghetti squash equates to some sort of weird mush-like substance with sauce & cheese...

    Actually it stays pretty firm.
    And it is a different spin on a contemporary dish that I choose to share with others who may like it.
    If you don't, good for you.
  • LittleMissDover
    LittleMissDover Posts: 820 Member
    I sometimes make a moussaka/lasagne hybrid (for those who like to get technical with semantics :tongue:) and use courgette or aubergine instead of pasta.

    I have never seen spaghetti squash in the UK.

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