Lightened Up Homemade Lasagna Dish

This Homemade Lasagna Dish is a perfect way to add a delicious family-friendly recipe to your meal plan.  This has always been a comfort food for my family, and when my friend Emilee made this for us a few weeks ago, I knew it had to be shared with you!

Lightened Up Homemade Lasagna Dish

Making this lightened up homemade lasagna dish for your family doesn't mean you have to use all of your Weight Watchers points in one meal.  We've lightened this up by using 99% fat-free ground turkey, low-fat cheeses, and a homemade sauce that will provide tons of flavor.  You will love how filling this is, and be happy kids will enjoy it as well as the adults.

Ingredients for Homemade Lasagna Dish

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

Directions for Homemade Lasagna Dish

In a large stock pan, saute ground turkey and ground sausage for 7-8 minutes, or until cooked through.

Add in bell peppers, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, tomato paste, dried basil, dried oregano, salt, onion powder, and black pepper.

Stir to combine well, and reduce heat to medium.

Cover and let cook for additional 15-20 minutes stirring occasionally.

In a medium bowl, combine ricotta and cottage cheese with 1 cup of mozzarella

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Prepare a 9"x13" casserole dish by spraying with non-stick spray.

Turn off and remove sauce from heat and stir well.

Place 4 lasagna noodles on the bottom of the casserole dish and top with ⅓ of the sauce mixture.

Top the sauce mixture with ⅓ the cheese mixture.

Repeat for 2 more layers.

Top the last layer of lasagna with the remaining one cup of mozzarella cheese.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

Lightened Up Homemade Lasagna Dish

 

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Prep time

30 mins

Cook time

45 mins

Total time

1 hour 15 mins

 

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

Serves: 10

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.

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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

This homemade lasagna dish is a perfect treat for the weekend.  It does take time to make sure the sauce is cooked well, and the dish layered properly, but the time spent is well worth the effort.  It makes 10 generous portions and is a great main course with a zero point salad when you are on Weight Watchers.

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