Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 large eggplants, peeled, sliced lengthwise into 1/4 inch noodle-like strips
• cooking spray (olive oil spray is best)
• salt and pepper
• 1 lb ground turkey breast or 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 onion, chopped
• 3 chopped garlic cloves
• 1 red pepper, chopped
• 2 tablespoons italian seasoning (or mix of oregano, basil and thyme)
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed (optional)
• salt and pepper
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes (if you dare!) (optional)
• 4 ounces frozen chopped spinach
• 1 cup (optional)
• 2 (15 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (for less sugar, 3 chopped roma tomatoes)
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 2 eggs
• 4 cups shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 spray cookie sheet, arrange eggplant slices and season with salt and pepper.
• 3 cook slices 5 minutes on each side.
• 4 lower oven temp to 375.
• 5 brown meat, onion and garlic in olive oil for 5 minutes.
• 6 add red pepper, and cook 5 minutes.
• 7 add spinach, tomatoes, spices and and simmer for 5-10 minutes.
• 8 blend cottage cheese, egg and onion mixture.
• 9 spread 1/3 of meat sauce in bottom of 9” x 13” glass pan.
• 10 layer ½ eggplant slices, ½ ricotta, 1/3 mozzarella and parmesan.
• 11 repeat.
• 12 add last layer of sauce, then mozzarella and parmesan on top.
• 13 cover with foil and bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• 14 remove foil and bake or broil another 5-10 minutes until cheese is browned.
• 15 let it rest 10 minutes before slicing.