Low-Fat Spinach Lasagna

Contributed By: nonabell
Petunia

This low-fat spinach lasagna is a quick and easy crowd pleaser and the kids love it too! Serves about six.

Total Preparation Time: 15 to 30 minutes
Actual Cooking Time: 1.5 hours
Number of Servings: 6
Nutrition Content: Good Source of Calcium
Meal Type: Entree

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Ingredients

2 cups Low-fat cottage cheese
1 Egg or equivalent egg substitute
2 cups Low-fat mozzarella shredded
1 jar Spaghetti sauce (32oz)
1 pkg Frozen chopped spinach (10oz)
9 Uncooked lasagna noodles
1 cup Water
1/8 teaspoon Pepper
3/4 teaspoon Oregano
Salt to taste

Preparation

In a large bowl mix thawed and drained spinach, cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, egg and seasonings. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray Pam on a lasagna tray or 13x9x2 baking dish. Layer 1/2 cup sauce, 3 noodles and 1/2 cheese mixture. Repeat layer. Top with remaining noodles then sauce and sprinkle with 1 cup of mozzarella. You can also sprinkle grated parmesan cheese on top. Pour water around the edges and put a few toothpicks on top. (If you choose to use cooked noodles, you don't have to add water.) This will prevent the cheese from sticking to the foil. Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour- 1 hour 15 minutes, or until lasagna is bubbly. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.

Cook's Notes

This is a very light and tasty lasagna. You can also substitute chopped broccoli for the spinach. You can freeze leftovers or make a second tray and freeze it for another day. Serve it with a nice salad and light garlic bread. It makes a great addition to pot luck dinners and buffets. This is so easy to make that your kids can help too!

Nutrition Information

Calories: 361 ; Total Fat: 4g ; Saturated Fat: 2 g ; Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g ; Carbohydrates: 46 g ; Protein: 30 g ; Vitamin A: 318 RE ; Vitamin C: 14 mg ; Calcium: 312 mg ; Sodium: 1130 mg ; Iron: 5 mg ; Fiber: 3 g

Recipe Comments

Commented by: mbethbeck

I doubled the recipe,and of course added more cheese and garlic than what was called for because I love cheese and garlic. It was very tasty. Even my sister-in-law, who only likes basics, loved it. Will make again!

 

Commented by: graffnin

Super easy to make and delicious. I used 1/2 cottage cheese and 1/2 ricotta cheese. It turned out super yummy. Thanks for making this available!

 

Commented by: fmcva

Family loved this dish!!!! 7 pts on the Weight Watchers scale per serving

 

Commented by: thnxjesus36

This turned out great. It was so easy. I added ground turkey, used wheat noodles, light sauce, and 2% cheese. My boyrfriend won't get near healthy foods and he loved it!

 

Commented by: o2beirish

You can substite fat free riccota cheese for the cottage cheese. I prefer the flavor and texture of riccota over cottage cheese

 

Commented by: mbligh

I love this recipe and make it often. I add ground turkey to the recipe and use fresh spinach rather then frozen. I add the spinach in layers. It is a great dish when you have guests over.

 

Commented by: katw08

This lasagna is really great and easy to make, I made a smaller one for my kids (who don't like spinich) using left over meatloaf, just crumble and use in recipe instead of the spinich! Yummy!! =)