Weight Watchers Lasagna

Queen of Everything's Note:

My version of Italian comfort food.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 30 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 1 hrs

Ingredients:

Servings: 9

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 1 onion , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• ½ cup tomato paste
• 3 cups crushed tomatoes
• 6 -8 fresh basil leaves
• 2 cups fat-free cottage cheese
• ½ cup Egg Beaters egg substitute
• ½ cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cup shredded carrot
• 1 cup shredded zucchini
• 2 cups fresh spinach
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• ¼ teaspoon fresh ground nutmeg
• 8 no-boil lasagna noodles
• 1 eggplant , sliced thinly lengthwise
• 2 cups reduced-fat Italian cheese blend

Directions:

1. Saute turkey with feneel seeds, salt & pepper.
2. Add onion and continue to saute until tender.
3. Add garlic and tomato paste.
4. Saute for 3-5 minutes.
5. Add crushed tomatoes and torn basil.
6. Slice eggplant and place on baking sheet sprayed with olive oil.
7. Spray top of eggplant and season with salt & pepper.
8. Bake eggplant at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until tender crisp.
9. Mix cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, egg beaters, carrot, zucchini, splnach, garlic salt and nutmeg together.
10. Build lasagna.
11. Put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the lasagna pan.
12. Place 4 lasagna noodles over sauce.
13. Top with 1/3 of sauce.
14. Top with 1/2 cheese mixture.
15. Top with eggplant "noodles".
16. Top with 1/3 sauce.
17. Top with the rest of the cheese mixture.
18. Place remaining 4 lasagna noodles.
19. Top noodles with remaining sauce.
20. Cover all with italian cheese blend.
21. Bake covered with foil at 350 for 1 hour.
22. Uncover for last 15 minutes to brown cheese.