No need to give up your favorite comfort foods such as lasagna when trying to lose weight. You can reduce fat and calories by replacing meat with a variety of low-cal beans and vegetables.
Vegetarian Cannellini Bean Lasagna
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 60 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 12
Ingredients
- 9 uncooked lasagna noodles (9 ounces)
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup chopped green bell pepper
- 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) chunky Italian-style tomato sauce
- 1 can (19 ounces) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
- 3/4 teaspoon fennel seed
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 container (15 ounces) fat-free ricotta cheese
- 1/4 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 3 cups frozen cut leaf spinach, thawed and squeezed to drain
- 1 1/2 cups finely shredded mozzarella cheese (6 ounces)
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350° F. Spray rectangular baking dish, 13 x 9 x 2 inches, with cooking spray. Cook and drain lasagna noodles as directed on package.
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Step2Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Cook onion, bell pepper and garlic in skillet about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in tomato sauce, beans, fennel seed and sugar; reduce heat to medium. Cook 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until sauce is slightly thickened.
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Step3Mix ricotta cheese, 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan cheese and the spinach. Spread about 1 cup tomato sauce mixture in baking dish. Top with 3 noodles. Spread with half of the ricotta mixture. Top with about 1 1/2 cups tomato sauce mixture, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese, 3 noodles, remaining ricotta mixture, remaining tomato sauce mixture and remaining 3 noodles. Sprinkle with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese and remaining 2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese.
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Step4Cover and bake 35 minutes. Bake uncovered 10 minutes or until top is light golden brown and mixture is bubbly. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
290
Calories
6g
Total Fat
19g
Protein
41g
Total Carbohydrate
7g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 290
- Calories from Fat
- 50
- Total Fat
- 6g
- 9%
- Saturated Fat
- 2 1/2g
- 12%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 4%
- Sodium
- 480mg
- 20%
- Potassium
- 580mg
- 17%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 41g
- 14%
- Dietary Fiber
- 5g
- 22%
- Sugars
- 7g
- Protein
- 19g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 70%
- 70%
- Vitamin C
- 8%
- 8%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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