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Low Fat Southwestern-style Lasagna Recipe


Low Fat Southwestern-style Lasagna Recipe
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This is a nice twist on lasagna. It can be as spicy or mild as you like. We serve this with a tasty salad and warm flour tortillas. Great dinner!

Markeverett

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Ingredients
  • 1 tsp canola oil
  • 1 pound extra-lean ground turkey
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 1 medium carrot, diced
  • 1 16-ounce jar salsa (spiciness is up to you)
  • 1 15-ounce can reduced-sodium black beans, drained
  • 1 10-ounce pack frozen sweetcorn
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • 8 ounces cooked lasagna noodles
  • 1 16-ounce tub fat-free ricotta cheese
  • 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat cheddar cheese

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Heat oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven. Add onions and carrots; cook until onions are translucent. Crumble in ground beef and cook until no longer pink.
  3. Drain excess fat. Add salsa, black beans, corn, chili powder and cumin, stirring well.
  4. Spread one-third of beef mixture in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish. Layer half the noodles on top; spoon half the ricotta cheese over the noodles. Add another third of the meat mixture, followed by remaining noodles and ricotta cheese. Spread rest of beef on top and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake for 35 minutes.
  5. Serves 10
  6. Per Serving: Calories 364, Calories from Fat 46, Fat 5.3g (sat 2.3g), Cholesterol 62mg, Sodium 706mg, Carbohydrate 54g, Fiber 6.6g, Protein 25.4g

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Five and another group add..you are a GOOD
chef me' friend!! :)


Low-fat lasagna? You have my undivided attention! Great!


Oh I love the way this sounds! My husband and I try to stick to low-fat so this is perfect! I also like your idea of serving this with warm tortillas! Great idea. Thank you for posting.

Chichi


This sounds so yummy! Love lasagna.


We had Lasagna tonight but after looking at this recipe I wish I had seen it first. 5 F's all the way. :)


Oh this looks so good Mark..Lana should love this one...Great post sweetie. HIGH 5


This sounds wonderful!


This looks sooo yummy!! Only change I'll make is to replace the turkey with TVP or fake ground beef, and it looks perfect! I can't wait! Thank you for sharing :)


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