Pasta - lazy lasagna
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Recipe highlights Serves: 10
- Good source of calcium, fibre, folate, iron
- Suitable to freeze
- Store covered in fridge (under 5°C)
- Egg free
- Nut free
- Low salt
- Vegetarian
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Ingredients
- 500 g frozen spinach, thawed, drained
375 g reduced fat ricotta cheese
375 g reduced fat cottage cheese
1 X 500g jar reduced salt pasta sauce
3 cups water
300 g lasagna sheets
1 X 440g can lentils, rinsed and drained (see Notes)
2 teaspoons dried oregano
1 teaspoon dried basil
1 clove garlic, crushed
Cooking method
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1. Mix spinach with cheese, herbs and lentils.
2. Alternate 3 layers of pasta sauce diluted with water, uncooked lasagne sheets and cheese mixture ending with the sauce.
3. Cover with foil and bake for 75 minutes.
Notes: For variety you can substitute lentils with 3 bean mix, kidney beans or chickpeas, drained.
Most of the standard dried varieties of wheat pastas do not contain egg - but always check the ingredients list to be certain. Use egg free pasta if you are preparing food for people with an allergy to egg.
Nutritional facts
Average quantity per Serving | Average quantity per 100g | |
Weight (g) | 249.29g | 100.00g |
Energy (kJ) | 1443.25kJ | 578.95kJ |
Protein (g) | 26.56g | 10.66g |
Total fat (g) | 5.13g | 2.06g |
- Saturated fat (g) | 2.59g | 1.04g |
- Polyunsaturated fat (g) | 0.62g | 0.25g |
- Monounsaturated fat (g) | 1.18g | 0.47g |
Cholesterol (mg) | 20.63mg | 8.27mg |
Carbohydrate-available (g) | 42.70g | 17.13g |
CarbohydrateSE (g) | 42.70g | 17.13g |
- Sugars (g) | 5.21g | 2.09g |
Water (g) | 156.31g | 62.70g |
Dietary fibre (g) | 9.42g | 3.78g |
Thiamin (mg) | 0.29mg | 0.12mg |
Riboflavin (mg) | 0.25mg | 0.10mg |
Niacin (mg) | 2.29mg | 0.92mg |
Niacin equivalents (mg) | 7.19mg | 2.88mg |
Vitamin C (mg) | 18.85mg | 7.56mg |
Total folate (ug) | 115.74ug | 46.43ug |
Total vitamin A equivalents (ug) | 255.45ug | 102.47ug |
Retinol (ug) | 27.75ug | 11.13ug |
Beta carotene equivalents (ug) | 1349.89ug | 541.50ug |
Sodium (mg) | 285.85mg | 114.67mg |
Potassium (mg) | 969.17mg | 388.77mg |
Magnesium (mg) | 97.03mg | 38.92mg |
Calcium (mg) | 193.36mg | 77.56mg |
Phosphorus (mg) | 400.44mg | 160.63mg |
Iron (mg) | 5.64mg | 2.26mg |
Zinc (mg) | 2.43mg | 0.97mg |
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Source: International Diabetes Institute (1997),
Diabetes, eating for health recipes, Caulfield.
This recipe was orginally published as:
Lazy lasagna
Recipe publication date on: 08/09/2001
Last reviewed on: 01/10/2013