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Yield
Serves 10
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Time
2 hours
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This looks like a lot of work but really takes less than one hour to assemble and feeds a crowd
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INGREDIENTS
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1/2-16 oz box (8 oz) Notta Pasta 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon extra virgin olive oil, divided 1/2 cup chopped fresh basil 1 lb turkey sausage, cut into small pieces 2 medium onions. chopped 1 teaspoon fennel seeds 4 large cloves garlic, finely minced 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper 1-10 oz package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 teaspoon salt, divided 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1-15 oz container nonfat ricotta cheese 4 egg whites 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg 4 cups nonfat, or favorite pasta sauce , divided 1 cup shredded lowfat mozzarella cheese
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DIRECTIONS
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- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray a 9" x 13" pan with olive oil spray.
- Boil Notta Pasta according to directions on box, cooking for only 1/2 of the specified time. Drain. Shock in cold water to stop cooking action. Drain again. Toss with 1 teaspoon of oil and basil.
- Pour 1/2 of pasta into bottom of pan and spread evenly around. Set aside remaining pasta.
- In a large nonstick skillet, heat remaining tablespoon olive oil. Add turkey sausage. Sauté about 10 minutes or until browned.
- Add onions, fennel seeds, garlic and red pepper. Continue to cook until onions are wilted and sausage is cooked through. Remove from heat.
- Mix in 1/2 teaspoon of salt, pepper and spinach. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, beat ricotta cheese with egg whites, Parmesan cheese, remaining 1/2 teaspoon of salt and nutmeg until well mixed.
- Spread 2 cups of spaghetti sauce on top of the Notta Pasta in the pan. Cover the sauce with sausage/spinach mix, spreading evenly.
- Top sausage/spinach layer with the ricotta mix, covering the whole dish. Spread the reserved Notta Pasta noodles over the ricotta mix.
- Top with the remaining sauce. Bake for 30 minutes. Remove from oven.
- Sprinkle evenly with mozzarella cheese. Bake another 20 minutes. Remove from oven. Allow lasagna to sit 10 to 15 minutes before cutting.
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