Lightened Up Homemade Lasagna Dish
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Serves: 10
 
Makes 10 servings 6 SmartPoints per serving on Weight Watchers FreeStyle, Flex, or Your Way Plan 11 SmartPoints per serving on Weight Watchers Beyond the Scale Plan 13 PointsPlus per serving
Ingredients
  • 1 pound 99% fat-free ground turkey breast
  • ½ pound Italian turkey sausage
  • 1 red bell pepper, diced
  • 1 green bell pepper, diced
  • 1 red onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 20oz cans tomato sauce (no sugar added)
  • 1 8 ounces can tomato paste (no sugar added)
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon onion powder
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 cup 1% cottage cheese
  • 1 cup fat-free ricotta cheese
  • 2 cups low-fat part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 12 lasagna noodles, oven ready style
Instructions
  1. In a large stock pan, saute ground turkey and ground sausage for 7-8 minutes, or until cooked through.
  2. Add in bell peppers, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, dried basil, dried oregano, salt, onion powder, and black pepper.
  3. Stir to combine well, and reduce heat to medium.
  4. Cover and let cook for additional 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.
  5. In a medium bowl, combine ricotta and cottage cheese with 1 cup of mozzarella
  6. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  7. Prepare a 9"x13" casserole dish by spraying with non-stick spray.
  8. Turn off and remove sauce from heat and stir well.
  9. Place 4 lasagna noodles on the bottom of the casserole dish and top with ⅓ of the sauce mixture.
  10. Top the sauce mixture with ⅓ the cheese mixture.
  11. Repeat for 2 more layers.
  12. Top the last layer of lasagna with the remaining one cup of mozzarella cheese.
  13. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
Recipe by You Brew My Tea at https://www.youbrewmytea.com/lightened-homemade-lasagna-dish/