Healthier Lasagna Lasagne

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I found this recipe in men's health magazine. Considering it is far lower in calorie content than a standard lasagne it really is very tasty. It cuts down on all the fatty and calorie rich ingredients, such as the mozzarella and ground meat and packs in a lot of extra vegetables.

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Steps

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Preheat your oven to 190c / 375f / gas 5.

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In a non stick frying pan , brown the meat for about 7 minutes.

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Season with salt.

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Drain any excess fat from the pan by placing the meat into a sieve , keep aside.

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In the same pan , fry the onion , garlic , celery , carrot and mushrooms in a little olive oil for about five minutes.

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Add the meat back to the pan and add the tomato paste and chopped tomatoes at the same time.

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Season using the oregano , basil and sugar.

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Add salt and black pepper to taste.

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Simmer for about 15 minutes.

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In the meantime add the spinach , zucchini , cottage cheese and egg whites together in a bowl.

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Using a hand blender of food processor , blitz the ingredients until you achieve a sauce.

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Spread 1 / 4 of the tomato sauce in the bottom of a large lasagne dish.

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Cover with three lasange sheets.

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Next add another layer , using another 1 / 4 of the tomato sauce and then cover with half the cottage cheese sauce.

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Place the remaining three lasagne sheets over the to.

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Ingredients

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extra lean ground beef, onion, garlic cloves, celery, carrot, mushroom, oregano, basil, sugar, chopped tomatoes, tomato paste, fresh spinach, zucchini, low fat cottage cheese, egg whites, no-boil lasagna noodles, low fat mozzarella, salt, black pepper