Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground turkey
  • 1 tablespoon fennel seed
  • 1 onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1/2 cup tomato paste
  • 3 cups crushed tomatoes
  • 6 -8 fresh basil leaves
  • 2 cups fat-free cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup Egg Beaters egg substitute
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 cup shredded carrot
  • 1 cup shredded zucchini
  • 2 cups fresh spinach
  • 1 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
  • 8 no-boil lasagna noodles
  • 1 eggplant, sliced thinly lengthwise
  • 2 cups reduced-fat Italian cheese blend

Method

  • Saute turkey with feneel seeds, salt & pepper.
  • Add onion and continue to saute until tender.
  • Add garlic and tomato paste.
  • Saute for 3-5 minutes.
  • Add crushed tomatoes and torn basil.
  • Slice eggplant and place on baking sheet sprayed with olive oil.
  • Spray top of eggplant and season with salt & pepper.
  • Bake eggplant at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until tender crisp.
  • Mix cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, egg beaters, carrot, zucchini, splnach, garlic salt and nutmeg together.
  • Build lasagna.
  • Put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the lasagna pan.
  • Place 4 lasagna noodles over sauce.
  • Top with 1/3 of sauce.
  • Top with 1/2 cheese mixture.
  • Top with eggplant "noodles".
  • Top with 1/3 sauce.
  • Top with the rest of the cheese mixture.
  • Place remaining 4 lasagna noodles.
  • Top noodles with remaining sauce.
  • Cover all with italian cheese blend.
  • Bake covered with foil at 350 for 1 hour.
  • Uncover for last 15 minutes to brown cheese.