I'm surprised I'm not part-Italian, considering my obsession with pasta, pizza, and pretty much anything else that combines carbs, cheese, and sauce. That's my kind of meal!
However, pizza and pasta are not always kind to the waistline. Still, you don't have to give up these delicious foods in order to lose weight. You can swap out many of the normal ingredients for more healthy ones.
Take this lasagna for example. Instead of using high-fat meats, regular cheeses, and heavy carbs, you can opt to use ground turkey, part-skim mozzarella cheese, and whole wheat lasagna noodles.
My family has been enjoying this meal for a few years now, and my toddler gets so excited when I make "sagna." I love how I can prep it after lunch, turn the crock pot on low, and it's ready just in time for dinner. Most of the ingredients are easy to keep on hand as well. It makes a huge meal, so it's very cost effective. I am so excited to share this recipe in hopes that it is a comforting meal your family can enjoy for years to come.
Healthy Crockpot Lasagna (21 Day Fix & WW Approved)
Ingredients:
1lb ground beef or turkey
2 cups frozen spinach
Small onion, chopped
1 tbsp minced garlic
28 oz can tomato sauce
6 oz can tomato paste
12 oz ricotta cheese
1 1/2 cups Parmesan cheese
1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese
Whole wheat lasagna noodles
Seasonings (basil, oregano, salt and pepper)
Directions:
1. Cook ground beef, onion and garlic until browned.
2. Add spinach, tomato sauce, tomato paste, a little salt, pepper, basil and oregano to taste. Mix until well incorporated.
3. Mix all three cheeses together and add about 1 tsp of basil and oregano to this.
4. In the crockpot, spread a layer of the meat/sauce mixture.
5. Lay 2 layers of lasagna noodles on top. You may have to break the noodles to fit.
6. Cover noodles with about 1/2 of the cheese mixture.
7. Continue layering sauce, noodles, cheese and sauce until everything is used.
8. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese and cook on LOW for 4-5 hours until noodles are soft.
(Serves 6)
21 Day Fix: 1 serving is 1 yellow, 1 blue, 1.5 green, and 1 red container
WW+ Points: 19 points (Green Plan)
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Enjoy, and thanks so much for reading!
<3 Sierra
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