Light Meat and Cheese Lasagna

Name: Light Meat and Cheese Lasagna
Yield: Serves 10
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 (28-ounce) cans, diced tomatoes; 1 , medium onion, minced; 1 teaspoon, olive oil; , Salt; 6 , medium garlic cloves, minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 2 tablespoons); 2 tablespoons, tomato paste; 1/4 teaspoon, red pepper flakes; 1 pound, 93 percent lean ground turkey; 1 cup, low-sodium chicken broth; 2 , bay leaves; 1/2 cup, minced fresh basil leaves; , Ground black pepper; 1 pound, fat-free ricotta cheese; 12 ounces, reduced-fat mozzarella cheese, shredded (about 3 cups); 1 ounce, Parmesan cheese, grated (about 1/2 cup); 1/2 cup, minced fresh basil leaves; 1 , large egg, lightly beaten; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1/2 teaspoon, ground black pepper; , Vegetable oil spray; 12 , no-boil lasagna noodles from one 8-ounce package

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This all-time favorite has universal appeal but an unhealthy reputation. Could we breathe new life into this classic dish?

SERVES10

TIME3½ hours

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To wind up with a light meat and cheese lasagna recipe, we replaced traditional meat sauce with a sauce made from lower-fat ground turkey. We didn’t want to simply cut back on the quantities of cheese in our light lasagna recipe, because we...

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