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Easy & Healthy Lasagna Recipe: Quick Weeknight Dinner

 
INGREDIENTS

1 cup low-fat ricotta cheese 1 cup nonfat cottage cheese 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese 1/4 cup egg substitute 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley 1/8 teaspoon salt (optional) 1/8 teaspoon black pepper Dash of nutmeg Nonstick cooking spray 2‑1/4 cups low-sodium tomato sauce, divided 12 ready-to-use lasagna noodles, or 24 wonton wrappers* 2 ounces shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese 4 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, divided Wonton wrappers are thin rice noodles, about 3-1/2 inches square, in packages of about 60 wrappers. They are often found in ethnic food sections or Asian supermarkets.

PREPARATION:

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F. In large bowl, mix ricotta, cottage cheese, 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese and egg substitute. Add parsley, salt, pepper and nutmeg; blend. Spray 13X9-inch baking pan with cooking spray and dot sparingly with 1/4 cup tomato sauce.
  2. Place 4 noodles or 6 wrappers to cover bottom of the pan. Do not overlap noodles. Spread 1/2 of ricotta mixture over the wrappers, then add 3/4 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 of the mozzarella. Repeat with another layer of wrappers, ricotta and mozzarella, finishing with a layer of noodles. Top with remaining sauce and sprinkle 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese over sauce.
  3. Bake 35 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Remove from oven and allow lasagna to cool 10 minutes.
This recipe appears in: Italian NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION: Sodium 310 mg Protein 22 g Fiber 3 g Carbohydrate 38 g Cholesterol 22 mg Saturated Fat 3 g Total Fat 8 g Calories from Fat 23 % Calories 330 DIETARY EXCHANGE: Meat 2 Starch 2-1/2 Fat 1