EASY LOW CARB LASAGNA in the Dutch Oven

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: shredded cheese blend

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while maintaining flavor.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and lower in calories.

zucchini

🥗Healthier: eggplant

💰Cheaper: cabbage leaves

Eggplant offers a similar texture and flavor.

Prepare the Dutch oven by adding a little olive oil to the bottom and heating it up.

Add 0.5 pounds of ground chuck to the Dutch oven and break it up with a wooden spatula.

Add diced medium onion to the ground chuck and cook until the onions soften.

Drain excess grease from the cooked ground chuck and onions using a sieve.

Layer sliced deli chicken breast at the bottom of the Dutch oven.

Spread a layer of fire-roasted marinara sauce over the chicken.

Scatter fresh basil leaves over the sauce.

Add a layer of ricotta cheese, spreading it out as evenly as possible.

Add a third of the cooked ground chuck and onion mixture over the ricotta layer.

Layer thinly sliced mushrooms on top of the meat mixture.

Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of marinara sauce on top.

Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the final layer of sauce.

Cover the Dutch oven and cook for about 45 minutes until heated through.

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