INGREDIENTS
- 1 pound ground turkey, chicken, or lean beef, (I used the 93% lean ground turkey)
- 16 ounces (2 cups) marinara sauce (1 jar)
- 1-1/2 cups fat-free cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 6 oven-ready lasagna noodles (may need more depending on size of dish)
- 4 ounces (1 heaping cup) light mozzarella, shredded
- Parsley (optional)
DIRECTIONS
- In a large skillet cook ground turkey. Once cooked, stir in marinara sauce, set aside.
- Meanwhile, in a medium mixing bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmesan cheese and Italian seasoning.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
- Spray a nonstick baking dish (8 x 8 to 8 x 11″) with nonstick cooking spray,
- Layer 1/3 meat sauce (more sauce than meat), 2-3 noodles, and 1/2 cottage cheese mixture.
- Repeat layering process with meat sauce, noodles and then cottage cheese mixture.
- One more layer of meat sauce and then top with mozzarella.
- Cover with tin foil and bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove tin foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
- Let rest for 10 minutes before serving. Enjoy a large serving! Makes 6 HUGE servings!
Note: Use large, glass dish.
