Weight Watchers Classic Lasagna Food

WEIGHT WATCHERS CLASSIC LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, cleery and garlic; cook, stirring frequently until vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium-high and add beef; cook until browned, breaking up meat with a spoon as it cooks, about 5 minutes.
• Add wine; cook, stirring once, until most of the liquid has evaporated, 2-3 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes and paste, oregano, salt, black and red pepper; increase heat to high and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until sauce thickens, about 20 minutes; stir in basil.
• Preheat oven to 375.
• Make the filling by putting into a medium bowl ricotta, egg, Parmesan cheese and parsley.
• In a 13x9 inch baking dish spread 2 cups meat sauce on the bottom of the pan. Layer 4 noodles on top, overlapping to fit if needed.
• Spoon about 2 1/4 cups meat sauce over noodles; top with 1/2 cup filling mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella. Repeat, layering with remaining noodles, sauce, filling and mozzarella, reserving 1/2 cup mozzarella.
• Cover lasagna with foil and bake 45 minutes. Remove foil, sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella and bake until cheese melts and lightly browns, about 5 minutes; remove from oven and let rest 15 minutes; slice into 12 pieces.
• If desired, you can make this recipe a day ahead and stop short of baking. Let the dish cool to room temperature and cover and refrigerate until ready to bake. Allow 15 minutes more baking time to cook through.

WW WATCH YOUR WEIGHT LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Toast and grind the fennel seeds by placing them in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat.
• Cook, shaking the pan and stirring constantly until lightly browned and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Watch them carefully- they will burn quickly!
• Remove from pan and grind to a powder.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the oil, then add the beef, onion, bell pepper and zucchini.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef browns.
• Stir in the marinara sauce and fennel, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened and the flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Spread one-fourth of the meat sauce in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Top with 3 of the noodles; spread with 1/2 cup of ricotta.
• Repeat the layering twice, ending with the meat sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil and sprinkle with the mozzarella and Romano.
• Bake until heated through and cheeses are lightly browned, abut 20 minutes longer.
• Let stand about 10 minutes before serving.

WW LASAGNA

Steps:

• * Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• * Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray and set pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, mushrooms and garlic; sauté until mushroom liquid cooks off, about 5 to 7 minutes. Add spinach; cook until liquid evaporates, about 2 minutes more. Remove skillet from heat and transfer mixture to a large bowl. Add ricotta, mozzarella, egg white and nutmeg; mix well to combine.
• * Mix together tomato sauce and diced tomatoes in another bowl. Spoon 3/4 cup of tomato mixture into bottom of an 11 X 7-inch baking dish. Top with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles. Top with 3/4 cup more of tomato mixture and 1/2 of cheese mixture; spread cheese mixture to make an even layer. Top with 3 more noodles and press noodles slightly into cheese mixture. Top noodles with 3/4 cup more of tomato mixture and remaining cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles, pressing noodles slightly into cheese mixture. Top with remaining tomato mixture. Sprinkle with grated cheese topping.
• * Bake until lasagna filling is bubbly and top is golden, about 40 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before slicing into 6 pieces.

WEIGHT WATCHERS LASAGNA

Steps:

• Saute turkey with feneel seeds, salt & pepper.
• Add onion and continue to saute until tender.
• Add garlic and tomato paste.
• Saute for 3-5 minutes.
• Add crushed tomatoes and torn basil.
• Slice eggplant and place on baking sheet sprayed with olive oil.
• Spray top of eggplant and season with salt & pepper.
• Bake eggplant at 400 degrees for 10-15 minutes or until tender crisp.
• Mix cottage cheese, parmesan cheese, egg beaters, carrot, zucchini, splnach, garlic salt and nutmeg together.
• Build lasagna.
• Put a thin layer of sauce on the bottom of the lasagna pan.
• Place 4 lasagna noodles over sauce.
• Top with 1/3 of sauce.
• Top with 1/2 cheese mixture.
• Top with eggplant "noodles".
• Top with 1/3 sauce.
• Top with the rest of the cheese mixture.
• Place remaining 4 lasagna noodles.
• Top noodles with remaining sauce.
• Cover all with italian cheese blend.
• Bake covered with foil at 350 for 1 hour.
• Uncover for last 15 minutes to brown cheese.

WEIGHT WATCHERS EASY LASAGNAS (7 POINTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Spray 2 (5 inch) square baking dishes or 2 (1.5 x 5.75 x 8 inch) foil pans with nonstick spray.
• Mix zucchini, spinach, and mushrooms on microwavable plate. Cover and microwave on high until vegetables are crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes, stirring once after 2 minutes. Drain; stir in 1/8 tsp of salt.
• Mix ricotta, 3 tbsp parmesan, oregano, red pepper flakes, and remaining 1/8 tsp salt in bowl. In each baking dish, layer, in order, 2 tbsp sauce, 1 half noodle, half of vegetables, 1 half noodle, half of ricotta mixture, 2 tbsp sauce, 1 half noodle, 1/4 cup sauce, and 1/2 tbsp parmesan. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until bubbling, 10-15 minutes.

CROCK POT LASAGNA (WW)

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat brown beef, onion and garlic, stirring to break up beef (5-10 minutes) until meat is brown.
• Stir in next 6 ingredients (tomatoes - red pepper flakes) and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a small bowl combine ricotta and 1 cup of the mozzarella.
• Spoon 1/3 of the tomato/beef mixture into crock pot. Break 3 lasagna noodles in half and arrange on top of tomato/beef mixture and top with half of the ricota mixture. Repeat with second layer. Finish with the remaining 1/3 of the meat mixture.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• In a small bowl combine remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over meat mixture and set aside for 10 minutes or until cheese melts and lasagna is firm (10 minutes or so).

WEIGHT WATCHERS TOMATO AND PEPPER LASAGNA (7 PTS.)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• In a small pot, combine marinara sauce and tomatoes; set over low heat and simmer for 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
• Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; stir to combine. Stir in egg substitute, salt, pepper and oregano.
• Spoon 1 cup of sauce in bottom of an 11- X 7-inch glass baking dish. Arrange 2 lasagna noodles over sauce, down center of dish. Spread half of cheese mixture (about 1 cup) over noodles; top with pepper strips. Place 2 more noodles on top; spread with remaining cheese mixture. Top with 1 cup of marinara sauce; place remaining 2 lasagna noodles on top. Spoon remaining sauce over top and gently press down on lasagna.
• Cover dish loosely with aluminum foil; bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil; bake until sauce is lightly browned and noodles are tender when tested with a knife, about 10 to 15 minutes more. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes to firm up slightly. Slice into 8 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.