No Noodle Veggie Lasagna
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Total Time: 2 hours
- Serves: 6
the hearty goodness of lasagna with no carb coma
An Italian favorite that doesn't use one noodle. It's a kid and adult pleaser.
Recipe provided by Jackie G
Ingredients
- 1 lbs extra lean ground turkey
- 1 eggplant
- 1 zucchini
- 1 spaghetti squash
- 1 yellow squash
- 1 med yellow onion
- 1 package mushrooms
- 1 sm bag frozen or fresh broccoli
- 1 bag spinach
- 1 container lite ricotta cheese (Remove during Week 1 of Check Yourself)
- 1 jar your favorite sauce. I used Mids basil flavor
Directions
In a sauce pan, brown your turkey, sprinkle with salt and pepper
Place your spaghetti squash in the microwave and cook per the directions of the size of squash you purchased
Once meat is brown, add mushrooms, onions and broccoli and cook down for a couple minutes and then add your jar of sauce
In a casserole dish spray bottom and sides w any non-stick spray
Slice the eggplant long ways so that you have about six slices of the eggplant
Line the bottom of the casserole dish with the eggplant
Once spaghetti squash is done, cut in half and scrap out the seeds and discard
Shred the rest is the spaghetti squash and add a layer on top of the eggplant
Add a layer of ricotta
Place a layer of spinach
Spread a layer of sauce
Peel the zucchini and yellow squash long ways with a potato peeler
Begin adding a layer over the sauce changing the direction of the strips after each layer is finished
Top with sauce and mozzarella and place in the over on 350 degrees for about 1 hour
Garnish with basil and enjoy