Skinny Slow-Cooker Lasagna
Cheri Liefeld
Updated Aug 1, 2018
Blogger Cheri Liefeld of Adventures in the Kitchen shares a recipe for Slow Cooker Lasagna that has been “healthified”.
Skinny Slow-Cooker Lasagna
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 6 hr 35 min
- Servings 8
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1 lb Italian-seasoned ground turkey
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 3 cans (14.5 oz each) Muir Glen™ organic diced tomatoes with Italian herbs, undrained
- 1 cup loosely packed fresh spinach, chopped
- 2 teaspoons dried basil leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups shredded reduced-fat mozzarella cheese (8 oz)
- 1 container (15 oz) reduced-fat ricotta cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 15 uncooked whole wheat lasagna noodles
Instructions
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Step1In 10-inch skillet, cook turkey and onion over medium heat 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally, until turkey is no longer pink; drain. Stir in tomatoes, spinach, basil, salt and pepper.
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Step2In medium bowl, stir 1 cup of the mozzarella, the ricotta and Parmesan cheeses. (Refrigerate remaining mozzarella cheese while lasagna cooks.)
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Step3In 6-quart slow cooker, spoon one-fourth of the turkey mixture; top with 5 noodles, broken into pieces to fit. Spread with half of the cheese mixture and one-fourth of the turkey mixture. Top with 5 noodles, the remaining cheese mixture and one-fourth of the turkey mixture. Top with the remaining 5 noodles and the remaining turkey mixture.
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Step4Cover and cook on Low heat setting 4 to 6 hours or until noodles are tender.
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Step5Sprinkle top of lasagna with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Cover and let stand about 10 minutes or until cheese is melted. Cut into pieces.
Nutrition
470
Calories
17g
Total Fat
37g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 17g
- 27%
- Saturated Fat
- 6g
- 31%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 26%
- Sodium
- 930mg
- 39%
- Potassium
- 290mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 4g
- 17%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 37g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 35%
- 35%
- Vitamin C
- 20%
- 20%
- Calcium
- 60%
- 60%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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