RecipesMagazine

Low Fat Cheesy Spinach and Eggplant Lasagna

Low Fat Cheesy Spinach and Eggplant Lasagna
Low Fat Cheesy Spinach and Eggplant Lasagna might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 232 calories, 13g of protein, and 7g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of part-skim mozzarella cheese, part-skim ricotta cheese, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 1 hour and 25 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
Equipment you will use
OvenOven
2
Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Ingredients you will need
WaterWater
Equipment you will use
PotPot
3
Drop lasagna noodles into water and add 1 teaspoon of olive oil. Cook until noodles are tender but still slightly firm, about 8 minutes.
Ingredients you will need
Lasagne NoodlesLasagne Noodles
Olive OilOlive Oil
PastaPasta
WaterWater
4
Drain water from the noodles and let cool.
Ingredients you will need
PastaPasta
WaterWater
5
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat.
Ingredients you will need
Olive OilOlive Oil
Equipment you will use
Frying PanFrying Pan
6
Cook and stir garlic and eggplant chunks until eggplant is partially cooked, about 7 minutes.
Ingredients you will need
EggplantEggplant
GarlicGarlic
7
Pour tomato sauce into the skillet and simmer until eggplant is tender, 10 to 15 minutes.
Ingredients you will need
Tomato SauceTomato Sauce
EggplantEggplant
Equipment you will use
Frying PanFrying Pan
8
Combine ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, Parmesan cheese, salt, black pepper, and egg in a bowl.
Ingredients you will need
MozzarellaMozzarella
ParmesanParmesan
Cottage CheeseCottage Cheese
Ricotta CheeseRicotta Cheese
Black PepperBlack Pepper
SaltSalt
EggEgg
Equipment you will use
BowlBowl
9
Mix spinach into ricotta cheese mixture.
Ingredients you will need
Ricotta CheeseRicotta Cheese
SpinachSpinach
10
Spread a layer of tomato sauce mixture into the bottom of a 9x12-inch baking dish.
Ingredients you will need
Tomato SauceTomato Sauce
SpreadSpread
Equipment you will use
Baking PanBaking Pan
11
Place 4 noodles on top of the sauce, overlapping if necessary.
Ingredients you will need
PastaPasta
SauceSauce
12
Spoon 1/3 of the remaining tomato sauce over noodles.
Ingredients you will need
Tomato SauceTomato Sauce
PastaPasta
13
Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the tomato sauce
Ingredients you will need
Tomato SauceTomato Sauce
Ricotta CheeseRicotta Cheese
SpreadSpread
14
Repeat layers twice more, starting with noodles and following with sauce and ricotta mixture.
Ingredients you will need
PastaPasta
Ricotta CheeseRicotta Cheese
SauceSauce
15
Top the lasagna with mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients you will need
MozzarellaMozzarella
16
Bake in preheated oven until the ricotta filling is set and mozzarella cheese topping is lightly browned, 45 minutes to 1 hour.
Ingredients you will need
MozzarellaMozzarella
Ricotta CheeseRicotta Cheese
Equipment you will use
OvenOven
DifficultyExpert
Ready In1 h, 25 m.
Servings12
Health Score16
CuisinesMediterraneanItalianEuropean
Dish TypesSide Dish
Becel® Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Syrup
Italian Rice Casserole
Turkey Apple Salad Wraps
Becel® Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Maple Syrup
Nimakayya (Lemon) Pulihora
Almond Celery Bake
Country Potato Salad
Swiss-Almond Floret Bake
Grilled Zucchini Succotash
Layered Salad for a Crowd
Related recipes
Italian Rice Casserole
Lime Blueberry Tiramisu
Greek Salad
Southwestern Gorp
Magazine
Parmesan Pork Chops
Peanut Butter Whoopie Pies
Vegetable Rice Pie
Italian Rice Casserole
Turkey Apple Salad Wraps
Oatmeal Pie
Nimakayya (Lemon) Pulihora
Orange Crunch Cake
Orange Crunch Cake
Sweetheart Trifle