Ingredients:
- 1 package Whole wheat/grain lasagna noodles
- 1 zucchini
- 1 yellow squash
- 1 yellow onion
- Fresh whole or sliced mushrooms
- 1-2 jars of red pasta sauce of your choice (depending on number of layers/size of lasagna)
- 1 pint of cottage cheese
- 1 egg
- 2 cups of low-fat mozzarella cheese
- 1 cup shredded parmesan cheese
- 1 lb turkey sausage
Instructions:
- Boil 1 package of lasagna noodles. Set aside.
- Mix cottage cheese with one egg. Set aside.
- Cook turkey sausage, letting it crumble into smaller bite-sized pieces. Add tomato sauce. Season to taste if desired. Heat sauce to simmering.
- Slice zucchini and squash thinly. If mushrooms are whole, slice thin.
- Slice onion thinly.
- Spray 9x13 pan (glass or metal) with cooking spray. Begin Layering lasagna like so:
- Noodles
- THIN layer of sauce mixture
- THIN layer of cottage cheese mix
- Layer veggies (squash, zucchini, onion, mushroom) so it is covering the lasagna
- ¼ c. parmesan
- ½ c. mozzarella
- Repeat 1-3x.
- Bake, covered with foil, at 375 for 45 minutes. Remove the foil and let the cheese brown for another 15 minutes, turning the broiler for the last 2-3 minutes if needed.
Recipe donated by Ellen Gillie