Monday, May 2, 2011

Heart Healthy Lasagna

By special request from Marian  (  :   here is another lasagna recipe.  I use soy cheese with this, but rice or almond cheese works too.

Ingredients:
1 pkg whole wheat or gluten-free lasagna pasta (I LOVE "no boil" lasagna- it works really well)
25 oz. jar pasta sauce
4 oz. tomato paste
1 1/2 cup water
12 or 13 oz. can diced tomatoes
1/2 large onion, diced
4-5 cloves chopped garlic
1 tsp. dried oregano
1 cup basil leaves
1/2 bunch fresh spinach, rinsed, chopped into strips and stems removed
1 zucchini squash, finely chopped (optional)
12 oz. shredded cheese alternative, e.g. soy, almond, or rice
2 tbsp. oil
1/2 lb. 99% fat-free turkey breast

Directions:
Boil pasta until done.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees.  Saute' onion, garlic, and turkey in 2 tbsp. oil.  When meat is cooked, add pasta sauce and chopped spinach.  Stir in tomato paste, water, oregano, and tomatoes until mixed.  Remove from heat.  Grate cheese alternative.  In 9 by 13 casserole dish, layer 3 stacks of pasta noodles, pasta sauce, basil leaves, and cheese.  On the last layer, make sure the pasta sauce covers the cheese alternative. Cover with foil and bake for approx. 90 minutes. 

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