Bison-Spinach-Pesto Lasagna

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 348.7
  • Total Fat: 15.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 43.9 mg
  • Sodium: 605.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 31.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
  • Protein: 21.4 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Bison-Spinach-Pesto Lasagna calories by ingredient



Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    3 cloves Garlic, minced
    1 Onion, chopped
    200 g ground bison (or extra lean beef)
    2 jars Classico pasta sauce
    4 tbsp. ground flax seed
    1/4 cup pesto
    2 cups frozen spinach, thawed
    2 cups (1-500 g pkg.) low fat ricotta cheese
    1 tsp. ground pepper
    1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
    250 g (about 1 cup) low fat mozzarella, shredded
    6 pieces brown rice lasagna noodles (or whole wheat)


Tips

The ground flax adds great fiber


Directions

Cook lasagna noodles 2 minutes less than on package. Drain and cool. Brown bison. Add and saute onions and garlic. Add pasta sauce and ground flax seed and mix. In separate bowl mix ricotta, pesto, spinach, pepper and nutmeg. Spread 1/2 of meat mixture in bottom of 9 X 13 baking pan. Sprinkle 1/2 of mozzarella on top. Layer 3 lasagna sheets on top. Spread ricotta mixture on top. Spread rest of meat mixture on top. Sprinkle rest of mozzarella on top. Bake for 1 hour at 350F. Let sit for 15 minutes to set before serving.

Serving Size: Makes 10 servings