{"id":970,"date":"2010-12-17T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T12:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/12\/cook-with-me-friday-christmas.html"},"modified":"2010-12-17T12:27:57","modified_gmt":"2010-12-17T12:27:57","slug":"cook-with-me-friday-christmas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/ourladyofweightloss\/2010\/12\/cook-with-me-friday-christmas.html","title":{"rendered":"Cook with Me Friday: Christmas Lasagna"},"content":{"rendered":"

While rifling through my Our Lady of Weight Loss<\/a> approved recipes, I came across my best ever lasagna recipe and decided to add it post haste to my holiday dinner menu! Not only is it easy to cook, as are all my recipes, but it is also delicious, low in calorie, and your guests will ohhh and ahhh their way through it! Oh, and you can make it ahead of time, which is a major plus – given all that one has to do at the last minute!!!
\nCHRISTMAS LASAGNA<\/strong>
\nIngredients:<\/strong>
\nLasagna noodles
\n1 container (15 ounces) low-fat ricotta cheese
\n1\/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
\n1 egg, lightly beaten
\n2 egg whites, lightly beaten
\n2 jars marinara sauce (26 oz.) (read label – no more than 60 calories per serving)
\n1 bag (12 oz) shredded low-fat mozzarella cheese
\nsalt and pepper to taste
\nInstructions:<\/strong>
\nPreheat oven to 375\u00b0F.
\nSpray 13X9-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
\nCook pasta according to box; drain.
\nBeat egg whites and egg vigorously!
\nMix in ricotta,then the Parmesan cheese; fold in eggs
\nSalt and Pepper to taste.
\nPour 2 cups marinara sauce over bottom of prepared pan.
\nPlace lasagna pasta strips on top of sauce.
\nTop with half of ricotta mixture and 1 cup mozzarella
\nRepeat layers of marinara sauce, pasta and ricotta mixture.
\nTop with 1\/2 the bag of mozzarella, remaining marinara sauce and then finally the last of the mozzarella.
\nCover with foil; bake until bubbly.
\nUncover and bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheese is yum-delicious melted.
\nLet it “breathe” for 10 minutes or so before serving.
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