Simple All-In-One Skinny Lasagna

Serves 12
Prep time 20 minutes
Cook time 1 hour
Total time 1 hour, 20 minutes
Allergy Milk, Wheat
Meal type Lunch, Main Dish
Misc Child Friendly, Freezable, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot
Website Red Gold Tomatoes
You will never miss the calories in this lighter version of Classic Lasagna. Skinny Lasagna uses lean ground beef, low fat cheeses and whole wheat lasagna noodles to lower the calories and fat, and double the fiber! A hearty and flavorful lasagna you won't feel guilty about eating, only 330 calories per serving!

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 can (28 ounce) Red Gold® Crushed Tomatoes, or 2 (15 ounce) cans Red Gold Crushed Tomatoes
  • 2 cans (14.5 ounce) Red Gold® Diced Tomatoes with Basil, Garlic & Oregano
  • 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
  • Ground black pepper to taste
  • 1lb Laura's 96% Lean Ground Round, or ground turkey, cooked and drained
  • 1 box (16 ounce) traditional whole wheat lasagna noodles
  • 1 carton (15 ounce) low fat cottage cheese
  • 2 cups shredded low fat mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated low sodium Parmesan cheese

Directions

Step 1 Preheat oven to 350o F. In large mixing bowl combine water, crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes, black pepper, Italian seasoning and ground round, stir to combine ingredients in the sauce.
Step 2 Cover the bottom of a 9x13x2 inch baking pan with 1½ cups of sauce mixture. Arrange 1/3 of noodles on top of sauce, slightly overlapped. Top with ½ of cottage cheese, ½ of mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of sauce. Repeat layers and top with last 1/3 of noodles and the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
Step 3 Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 to 1½ hours; until noodles are cooked. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.