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lasagna on 2 seperate plates and in a pan.

Homemade Low Carb Lasagna

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  • Author: Barbara
  • Prep Time: 35 minutes
  • Cook Time: 35 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour 10 minutes
  • Yield: 12 servings 1x
  • Category: Main dish
  • Cuisine: American
  • Diet: Gluten Free

Description

Low carb lasagna is layered with cheese pasta, a thick meat sauce, ricotta cheese and finished with mozzarella and grated parmesan cheese. 


Ingredients

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For the pasta:

For the meat sauce:

  • 1 pound ground turkey
  • 1 pound “Hot” Jimmy Dean Sausage
  • 1 pound (about 4) fresh tomatoes
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium onion, small diced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • One 15 ounce container ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella
  • 1 cup grated parmesan cheese

Instructions

For the pasta:

  • Set oven to 400°
  • Mix ingredients together for cheese pizza crust (Double the recipe), plus one tablespoon of Italian seasonings. 
  • Place on top of parchment paper on a half-sheet pan.
  • Cover cheese with an additional sheet of parchment paper.
  • With a rolling pin, roll the cheese out thin and even, covering most of the pan.
  • Bake 15 minutes.
  • Allow to cool.
  • Trim 1 inch off one side and the bottom. Cut in half.

For the meat sauce:

  • Brown the turkey and sausage together in a skillet.
  • Remove and drain the fat.
  • Place olive oil in the skillet and add the onions. Cook 5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and continue to cook 3 minutes.
  • Add tomatoes and crushed red pepper, cook 5 minutes.
  • Mix in the tomato paste. Turn off heat.
  • Add browned meats and combine.

All together now:

  • In a 8″x 12″ casserole dish, lay one sheet of pasta down.
  • Layer one-half of meat mixture over the top of the pasta.
  • Take half of the ricotta and spread thinly over the meat sauce.
  • Lay another sheet of pasta over ricotta.
  • Repeat meat sauce and ricotta layers.
  • Top the second layer of ricotta with mozzarella and parmesan cheese.
  • Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes.


Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 483.8
  • Sugar: 1.8
  • Fat: 35.2
  • Carbohydrates: 5.5
  • Protein: 34.3
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