Lexy's Lasagna
Nutritional Info
- Servings Per Recipe: 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 597.9
- Total Fat: 84.9 g
- Cholesterol: 112.1 mg
- Sodium: 1,234.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 46.5 g
- Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
- Protein: 33.8 g
View full nutritional breakdown of Lexy's Lasagna calories by ingredient
Introduction
After reading several other recipes that didn't quite meet up to my expectations I created one of my own that worked so well. I hope you all enjoy it as well. After reading several other recipes that didn't quite meet up to my expectations I created one of my own that worked so well. I hope you all enjoy it as well.Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
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1/2 lb. Ground Beef
1/2 lb. Sweet Italian Pork Sausage
1 C. Low Fat Ricotta Cheese
1 C. Low Fat Cottage Cheese (small curd)
6 oz. Mozzarella Cheese (grated)
6 oz. Cheddar Cheese (grated)
1 Large Egg
1-1/2 C. Cillantro (chopped)
1 -32oz Ragu Pasta Sauce - Garden Combo
6 Medium Carrotts
1-1/2 C. Chopped Portabella Mushrooms
1/4 C. Onion (chopped)
2 tsp. Dried Parsley - or fresh
2 tsp. Oregano
2 tsp. Basil
Salt & pepper to taste
1 Medium Green Bell Pepper
1 C. Water
10 Large Lasagna Noodles
3 Cloves of Garlic Minced
4 oz Pepperoni
Directions
1. Crumble ground beef and sausage into skillet or frying pan, brown completely. Add onions, seasonings, green pepper, carrots and pasta sauce. Simmer, stirring occasionally, about 25 mins. Sauce will still be watery.
2. In a medium bowl, combine: cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, chopped cilantro and mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
3. In a 13X9 inch pan place 1/3 of the sauce/ meat mixture. On top of that lay 5 *UNCOOKED* Lasagna noodles, slightly overlapped.
4. On top of the noodles spread 1/2 of the riccotta/cottage cheese mixture. Add another third of the meat sauce mixture and continue layering with another layer of noodles and ricotta mixture. Layer the last third of the meat sauce mixture on top.
5. Pre heat oven to 350. Cover pan with tin foil. Bake for 1 hour.
6. Remove tin foil, sprinkle top with cheddar cheese, bake uncovered another 15-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and noodles are cooked.
Enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 8 equal servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STRANGERB83.
2. In a medium bowl, combine: cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, egg, chopped cilantro and mozzarella cheese. Set aside.
3. In a 13X9 inch pan place 1/3 of the sauce/ meat mixture. On top of that lay 5 *UNCOOKED* Lasagna noodles, slightly overlapped.
4. On top of the noodles spread 1/2 of the riccotta/cottage cheese mixture. Add another third of the meat sauce mixture and continue layering with another layer of noodles and ricotta mixture. Layer the last third of the meat sauce mixture on top.
5. Pre heat oven to 350. Cover pan with tin foil. Bake for 1 hour.
6. Remove tin foil, sprinkle top with cheddar cheese, bake uncovered another 15-30 minutes or until cheese is melted and noodles are cooked.
Enjoy!
Serving Size: Makes 8 equal servings
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user STRANGERB83.