Turkey Lasagna

Description

If you haven't used ground turkey before, you will be amazed how great it tastes in this recipe.

• Source: Healthy Calendar, Diabetic Cooking, published by the American Diabetes Association
• Prep Time: 15 Minutes
• Servings: 10

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean ground turkey
• 2 x 26-oz jars marinara pasta sauce
• 1 cup shredded, part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
• 15 oz fat-free ricotta cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1 egg, slightly beaten
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
• 12 no-boil lasagna noodles

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
2. Coat a 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish with cooking spray.
3. In a large saucepan, cook turkey over medium-high heat until brown.
4. Drain fat.
5. Lower heat to medium and add pasta sauce.
6. Cook for 5 minutes.
7. In a medium bowl, mix together ½ cup mozzarella, ricotta, Parmesan, egg, and parsley.
8. Spread 1 cup pasta sauce on bottom of baking dish.
9. Arrange noodles side by side on top of sauce, overlapping slightly.
10. Spread ¼ cup cheese mixture on top of noodles.
11. Repeat layering with pasta sauce, noodles, and cheese mixture 2 more times.
12. Top with remaining 3 noodles and 1 cup sauce.
13. Cover lasagna with foil and bake 25 minutes.
14. Uncover; top with remaining mozzarella cheese and bake additional 25 minutes or until cheese is light golden brown.

Nutritional information

Per serving (¹/10 recipe):

• 293 Calories | 76 Calories from Fat | 8g Total Fat | 3g Saturated Fat | 97mg Cholesterol | 609mg Sodium | 30g Total Carbs | 4g Dietary Fiber | 1g Sugars | 26g Protein
• Exchanges: 1 starch | 2 lean meat | 3 vegetable | ½ fat

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