Meat Lasagna

Ingredients:

• 10 oz 93% ground beef, cooked (2 Leans)
• 2 cups Italian diced tomatoes, blended less than or equal to 5 g of carbs per 1/2 cup such as Great Value brand or 1 cup low carb marinara sauce (4 Greens) *
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder (1/2 Condiment)
• 1/4 tsp salt (1 Condiment)
• 1/8 tsp pepper (1/4 Condiment)

Cheese Filling:

• 4 oz or 1/2 cup part skim ricotta cheese (1/2 Lean)
• 6 oz or 1 1/2 cups reduced fat mozzarella cheese, divided (1 1/2 Leans)
• 1/4 cup reduced fat parmesan cheese (2 Condiments)
• 2 tbsp egg beaters
• 1/4 tsp garlic powder (1/2 Condiment)
• 1 tsp Italian Seasoning (2 Condiments)
• 1/8 tsp pepper (1/4 Condiment)

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 
2. Add marinara sauce, garlic powder, salt and pepper to already cooked and weighed ground beef. 
3. Simmer for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. 
4. Remove from heat.
5. Mix the ingredients for the cheese filling using only 3/4 cup of mozzarella.
6. Fill the bottom of a baking dish with the meat filling. 
7. Top with the cheese filling. 
8. Cover the top with the remaining 3/4 cup mozzarella cheese. 
9. Bake for 40 minutes until the top because bubbly. 
10. Let cool 10 minutes before slicing (the lasagna will hold together better). Divide into 4 equal portions. 
11. These freeze well too!

Makes 4 Servings

Each Serving provides

1 Lean, 1 Green (Still need 2 Greens), and 1.6 Condiments

*Guidelines for tomato Sauce (per 1/4 cup Serving)

less than 50 calories

less than 5 g carbohydrates

less than 200 mg sodium

less than 3 g of fat