Friday, April 25, 2008

Low Fat Spinach Lasagna (5 points)

Tonight I made a new variation of our traditional lasagna. We dropped the meat from the lasagna a couple years ago, but tonight I did a few other things differently, too. It was definitely different from our usual cheese-laden dish, but it was good! Here's the recipe...

Ingredients:
2 C. Cottage Cheese (pureed to get all the curds smooth)
2 C. Shredded Parmesan Cheese
2 C. Fresh Spinach
3 Egg Whites
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2 C. Diced Tomatoes
4 C. Tomato Sauce
1 T. Fiber Powder
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6 Lasagna Noodles

Directions:
Combine cheeses, eggs, and spinach together in a bowl. In a separate bowl, combine tomatoes, tomato sauce, and fiber powder.

In a glass 9x13 baking dish, place a layer of sauce, then a layer (3) of DRY noodles, then a layer (1/2) of the cheese mixture. Repeat, then finish the top with a layer of sauce.

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour. Uncover and sprinkle with additional cheese (parmesan or mozzarella, according to your liking) and bake uncovered for 15 minutes more.

Let cool for about 15 minutes before serving. Makes 8 servings.

The best part about this lasagna is that it's only 5 points for a pretty generous serving. AND it only has 275 calories, 7 g. fat, 4 g. fiber, and 22 g. protein! I've been having a little trouble finding high protein, low calorie options. But this was great! I'll make it again, for sure.

1 comment:

Susan Beth said...

Sorry to not comment yesterday. Went from work to dinner with friends and got home late. These work days are so tough! I did take a "plan" yesterday to work, and did okay with it, but then fell flat on my face with the cheesy dinner and creamy dessert served at friends house. Ugh!

Hopefully today will be better. YOu did well yesterday, and the day before! Great job! New excercise programs are good! New recipes are good!