Cheesy substitute

katetots
katetots Posts: 35 Member
edited November 2024 in Recipes
Any one have a healthy alternative for cheese source please? I want to make lasagna.

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  • queenliz99
    queenliz99 Posts: 15,317 Member
    http://lmgtfy.com/?q=cheese+substitute+for+lasagna
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
    low fat cheese? I use nutritional yeast a lot but honestly I don't think I'd want it in lasagna.
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    kateedwards79 wrote: »
    Any one have a healthy alternative for cheese source please? I want to make lasagna.

    Well, you can use low fat cheese and low fat ricotta in your lasagna. Fat free is disgusting though so I don't recommend it. Or just skip the cheese altogether and just put some veggies but then it's no longer lasagna...

    For what it's worth, I've yet managed to make lasagna that was satisfying for less than 500ish calories a serving.
  • MarziDeThrall
    MarziDeThrall Posts: 98 Member
    I use cottage cheese instead of ricotta.
  • katetots
    katetots Posts: 35 Member
    Thank you. I guess low fat Philly cheese would be ok.
    Never thought about cottage or ricotta but up for giving it ago
  • NaturalNancy
    NaturalNancy Posts: 1,093 Member
    I use fat free ricotta cheese and an egg, season it with salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder. It comes out REALLY tasty!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    kateedwards79 wrote: »
    Thank you. I guess low fat Philly cheese would be ok.
    Never thought about cottage or ricotta but up for giving it ago

    Well ricotta is what usually comes in lasagna, lol.

    But calories are similar for cottage cheese/ricotta/cream cheese anyway. I ate fat free of those for a while but yeah, the extra calories for low fat are really worth it, IMO (heck even full fat sometimes).
  • DaddieCat
    DaddieCat Posts: 3,643 Member
    arditarose wrote: »
    low fat cheese? I use nutritional yeast a lot but honestly I don't think I'd want it in lasagna.

    I also use nutritional yeast a lot and it has the bonus of added protein, but not appropriate for this dish's flavor profile.

    I agree with all the other votes for lower fat cheeses.
  • katetots
    katetots Posts: 35 Member
    Thanks guys. Never used this app for asking advice but will be doing more often
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