vegetable friendly lasagna
My family loves it. It is healthy and filling. For those that want it to be vegetarian leave out the chicken and pepperoni. Here is a left-over recipe: http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/main-course/chicken/vegetable-pasta.html
prep time
30 Min
cook time
1 Hr 15 Min
method
Bake
yield
12-16 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground chicken or turkey (sub: use shredded roasted chicken)
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced
- 1 medium squash, sliced
- 1/2 medium onion
- 1 - green bell pepper
- 16 ounces cottage cheese, fat-free
- 1 cup parmasean cheese, grated
- 1 cup homemade chunky tomato sauce, preferred
- 8-10 ounces mozzarella cheese
- 1 - egg
- 1/2 cup turkey pepperoni
- - garlic powder
- - black pepper
- - kosher salt
- 1 bag spinach, fresh (largest you can find)
How To Make vegetable friendly lasagna
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Step 1Optional: I make my sauce from scratch so I probably would make it the night before and refrigerate. I live by the motto that tomato sauce taste better the next day. But you can use pre-made chunky vegetable sauce.
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Step 2In a pan brown and season chicken with salt, black pepper and garlic powder
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Step 3In a saute pan in a little oil, cook zucchini, squash, onion, green pepper, and season with salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Put in a strainer for about 1-2 hours to drain access juice.
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Step 4In the cottage container, add egg, parmesean cheese, garlic powder, and black pepper to the cottage cheese.
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Step 5Boil lasagna and place cooked noodle on parch paper to avoid sticking.
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Step 6Layer in a medium glass lasagna dish
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Step 7How to Layer Lasagna 1. Layer of tomato sauce (too much sauce can cause lasagna to be liquidy) 2. Layer of noodles 3. Layer of tomato sauce 4. Layer of cottage cheese 5. Layer of chicken 6. Layer of turkey pepperoni 7. Layer of vegetable mix 8. Layer of spinach 9. Layer of noodles 10. Layer of tomato sauce 11. Layer of cottage cheese 12. Layer of chicken 13. Layer of turkey pepperoni 14. Layer of vegetable mix 15. Layer of spinach 16. Layer of noodles 17. Layer of tomato sauce 18. Layer of cottage cheese 19. Final Layer of cheese, then season cheese -----red pepper (optional) -----garlic powder -----Italian seasoning
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Step 8Bake for 30 minutes to 1 hour till cheese is melted
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