Healthy Lasagna
Pasta is replaced with hearts of palm "lasagna" sheets piled between layers of meat sauce, a whipped cottage cheese that mimics ricotta and shredded mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
- 1 pack hearts of palm lasagna Palmini brand
- 8 oz part skim mozzarella cheese shredded
Meat Sauce
- 1 lb 90% Lean Ground Beef
- 28 oz Rao’s Marinara Costco size
- 1 Onion diced
- 3 Cloves Garlic minced
- 1 1/2 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 1/2 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 tsp Italian Seasoning
- 1 tbsp Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 1 tbsp Fresh Chopped Basil
- 1 tbsp Sugar
Whipped Cottage Cheese
- 1 Pack Palmini Hearts of Palm Lasagna Sheets
- 16 oz low fat cottage cheese, strained Good Culture brand
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 tsp Pepper
- 2 tb Fresh Chopped Parsley
- 1/4 c Grated Parmesan Cheese
- 8 oz Part Skim Shredded Mozzarella
Instructions
- Brown meat and onions together over medium heat.
- Add garlic once the pink is cooked out. Brown until the fat has been cooked out.
- Add the Rao’s, stir and add all seasoning, parsley and basil.
- Let simmer for 15 min.
- Add a little water if it dries out.
- Strain hearts of palm noodles, rinse then soak in hot tap water in a bowl for 10 minutes. Remove from water and dry on paper towels.
- To a food processor blend strained cottage cheese, Parmesan, salt, pepper and garlic powder.
- Once smooth add parsley and pulse a few times.
- Build the lasagna in an 8x8 dish with a little sauce on bottom, a layer of hearts of palm noodles, sauce, half the cottage cheese mixture, shredded mozzarella. Repeat those layers.
- Your top layer will be the remaining hearts of palm noodles which will not make a full layer. Just spread them out.
- Top with remaining sauce and mozzarella.
- Bake at 350 for 45 minutes.
- Let cool for 20 minutes.
Nutrition
Calories: 635kcal
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