Easy Lasagna Recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese lowers fat content while maintaining creaminess.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat, while provolone is usually cheaper.

Parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated Pecorino Romano

Nutritional yeast is dairy-free, while Pecorino is often more affordable.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Preheat a large pan over medium heat. Add meat and brown until no longer pink in the middle, season with garlic powder, Italian seasoning, salt, and pepper. Once completely cooked, add pasta sauce and mix.

In a medium size bowl, combine ricotta cheese, mozzarella cheese, and seasonings.

Spray each pan lightly with non-stick cooking spray. Add a little pasta sauce to the bottom of the pan. Layer with lasagna noodles. Spoon meat mixture on top of noodles. Sprinkle with a little cheese. Top with more lasagna noodles. Add ricotta mixture. Repeat all steps one more time ending with meat sauce on top. Then top with mozzarella cheese.

Cover with aluminum foil. Bake for 25-30 minutes covered and 10-15 minutes uncovered.

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