If you love Lasagna but also need a lower in fat recipe, this Lightened-Up Lasagna is for you ! Very tasty with some hidden vegetables as well

You would never guess this is a lightened-up Lasagna. It is just as tasty as the usual, if not more delicious.

This recipe is also quick and easy to make and you can even make two. Simply by doubling all the ingredients, bake the one Lasagna and freeze (covered well) the second Lasagna after step 6.

All you need to do when you want to serve the frozen Lasagna, is to take it from the freezer, defrost overnight in the refrigerator and bake as per step 7.

The longest I have kept an unbaked Lasagna ( this specific recipe ), was for three months.

Low-fat Cheddar is better if you are on a strict diet. However, the quantity sprinkled over the top is not much, therefore I would not worry too much about that.

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Lightened-Up Lasagna

Lightened-Up Lasagna

Linda Nortje

If you love Lasagna but also need a lower in fat recipe, this Lightened-Up Lasagna is for you ! Very tasty with some hidden vegetables as well

5 from 1 vote

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Course Dinner

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 55 minutes mins

Standing Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 1 hour hr 40 minutes mins

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Servings 6 Servings

Calories 356 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 450 g Lean Ground Beef 1 pound
• 1 Onion chopped
• 2 t Garlic fresh, crushed
• 1 cup Carrots finely grated
• ½ cup Chicken Stock
• 12 TB Tomato Puree
• ½ packet Oxtail Soup Powder use Beef if Oxtail is unavailable
• ½ cup Water boiling
• 1 t Dried Italian Herbs
• 1 t Paprika
• ½ t Salt
• 250 g Spinach Lasagna Sheets 8 oz
• 3 TB Cornflour
• ½ packet Mushroom Soup Powder
• 2 cups Fat-Free Milk
• Pinch Cayenne Pepper
• ⅓ cup Cheddar low-fat, grated

Instructions

 

• Pre-heat oven to 180 deg C (350 deg F) NB: (you can switch on the oven in step 6) – spray a large oven dish with cooking oil
• Cook the Ground Beef in a non-stick pan until browned – add the Onion, Garlic and Carrots to the meat – stir-fry 5 minutes
• Mix together the Chicken Stock, Tomato Puree, Oxtail Soup, Boiling Water, Herbs, Paprika and Salt – add to the meat mixture – cover and simmer 30 minutes
• Start making the sauce a few minutes before the meat has done cooking – Mix the Cornflour and the Mushroom Powder with 1/2 cup of the Milk – place the remaining Milk in a medium saucepan over medium heat – stir in the Cornflour mixture and add the Cayenne Pepper – simmer and stir until a thick sauce has formed (takes only about 1 – 2 minutes) – remove from heat
• Scoop a thin layer of the Meat mixture onto the bottom of the prepared oven dish – arrange a layer of Lasagna sheets over the Meat followed by half the remaining Meat – top with half the Sauce and repeat the layers from the Lasagna sheets once more
• End with sprinkling the Cheddar over the last layer of Sauce – leave to stand 30 minutes (this is to soften the Lasagna sheets, so that you do not have to cook them in advance)
• Bake 20 minutes or until the Cheese has melted and the dish is heated through

Notes

• Serve with side salads or vegetables and dinner rolls

• adapted from : Gesonde Gesinskos cook book

Nutrition Facts

Lightened-Up Lasagna

Amount per Serving

Calories

356

% Daily Value*

Fat

 

14

g

22

%

Saturated Fat

 

7

g

44

%

Polyunsaturated Fat

 

7

g

Cholesterol

 

89

mg

30

%

Sodium

 

622

mg

27

%

Carbohydrates

 

20

g

7

%

Fiber

 

2

g

8

%

Sugar

 

9

g

10

%

Protein

 

32

g

64

%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition value, where given, is not always accurate. Please also check your ingredient labels.