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The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe: creamy, cheesy, delicious!

Food | 04.23.18

The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe

The cheesiest, gooiest, creamiest, BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe for dinner tonight. All of the goodness of classic lasagna, but lightened up and loaded with healthy ingredients for a skinny version of the original recipe!

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Anyone ever just REALLY want pasta for dinner? Pfft. I mean obviously, right?

Like basically e’ry day.

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Thankfully, there are plenty of healthy pasta recipes to make the world go ’round on here:

  • Mushroom & Spinach Pasta Bake
  • Turmeric Sweet Potato Pasta Salad
  • Healthy Chicken Broccoli Pasta Casserole
  • Garlic Chickpea Spaghetti Squash

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This Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe is one of my new go-to weeknight dinners!

Y’all. It truly is the best!

Clearly, the healthy comfort food life is what I’m all about. I’ve made this recipe once a week for the past 5 weeks! And since this recipe serves 6, the leftovers are truly something to look forward to. Just layer the ingredients into this casserole dish, bake, and enjoy!

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SO perfect for those cheesy pasta cravings! Enjoy, friend 😉

The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe! Delicious and easy to make!
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The BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe

The cheesiest, gooiest, creamiest, BEST Easy Healthy Lasagna Recipe for dinner tonight. All of the goodness of classic lasagna, but lightened up and loaded with healthy ingredients for a skinny version of the original recipe!
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Cook Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 331 kcal
Author: Christine McMichael

Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb ground beef
  • 1/4 onion (chopped)
  • 2 zucchini (medium)
  • 1 summer squash (medium)
  • 15 oz. whole tomatoes (canned)
  • 10 oz. tomato sauce
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 tsp dried basil
  • 6 uncooked lasagna noodles
  • 10 oz. cottage cheese (small curd)
  • 1/2 cup parmesan (grated)
  • 1 cup mozzarella (shredded)
  • salt/pepper

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • Cook the chopped onion and ground beef until the beef is fully cooked.
  • While the beef is cooking, cut the zucchini and summer squash into small, 1/4" - 1/2" cubes.
  • Once the beef is done cooking, set aside and drain.
  • Cook the zucchini and summer squash for about 10 minutes.
  • Add in the tomatoes, tomato sauce, and spices.
  • Continue cooking over medium heat for another 15 minutes, stirring often.
  • Add the cooked beef and onions back into the tomato sauce mixture and stir.
  • Pour about 1/2 of the tomato sauce mixture into a 8" x 10" casserole dish.
  • Place 3 of the lasagna noodles on top of the mixture (breaking each one in half if necessary), pressing each one down so that it's covered with about 1/4" of the tomato mixture on top.
  • Add 1/2 of the cottage cheese to the casserole dish.
  • Top with 1/2 of the parmesan and 1/2 of the mozzarella.
  • Repeat steps 9-12 with the remaining ingredients.
  • Cover the casserole dish with foil and bake for 30 minutes.
  • Uncover and bake for another 15 minutes.
  • Serve warm and enjoy!

Notes

Carbs: 35  Fat: 10  Protein: 26

Nutrition

Calories: 331 kcal
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59 Comments

  1. Jacqline Macura says:

    January 27, 2020 at 6:00 am

    Will prepare this today! looks yummy

    Reply
  2. Shannon O'Brien says:

    January 13, 2020 at 9:42 am

    Hi! I’m making this a day in advance. At what step should I put it in the fridge in order to complete baking prior to serving?

    Reply
  3. Taylor says:

    December 21, 2019 at 1:06 pm

    This lasagne is excellent! My boyfriend, who is skeptical about zucchini, loved it too.

    Reply
  4. Ashley says:

    December 4, 2019 at 7:23 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious recipe! My go to recipe for a lightened up lasagna! Thank you!!

    Reply
  5. Elaine says:

    November 22, 2019 at 10:18 pm

    Hi. Hoping to make this for company tomorrow night. How do you recommend cooking the zucchini and summer squash?

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      December 10, 2019 at 10:43 am

      I recommend sautéing them in a pan with cooking oil. I hope your company enjoys the recipe!

      Reply
  6. Jaime says:

    October 2, 2019 at 8:46 pm

    5 stars
    This was great! We are vegetarian, so I used morningstar crumbles instead of beef(one bag), and did an additional layer of noodles. My family and two daughters loved it. Thank you!

    Reply
  7. Erin says:

    July 27, 2019 at 7:14 am

    5 stars
    Followed recipe exactly except I cooked the noodles since they weren’t no bake and it came out delicious! Both my husband and very picky 3 year old gobbled it up!!!

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      July 29, 2019 at 11:30 am

      I’m so glad to hear that, Erin! 🙂

      Reply
  8. Linda says:

    March 3, 2019 at 7:47 am

    How much sodium in this recipe?

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      March 6, 2019 at 9:03 pm

      Hi, Linda! Unfortunately I do not have that information at this time.

      Reply
  9. Elisa Head says:

    January 30, 2019 at 8:47 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you so much for this recipe. Made it, hoping my girls would eat it (3 and 7) and they both gobbled it up!! So delicious!! Will definitely be checking out your other recipes!

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 12, 2019 at 11:39 am

      Ah best ever! So glad the family enjoyed it. Thanks for making the recipe! 🙂

      Reply
  10. Christy says:

    January 16, 2019 at 9:34 am

    Is it possible to prep it all and store it as a meal prep to be microwaved every night, for 5 days?

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      February 12, 2019 at 11:37 am

      Hi, Christy! Yes, absolutely!

      Reply
  11. Elyse says:

    October 15, 2018 at 6:39 pm

    Can tgis be frozen? If so when would i freeze after the whole cooking process, or after the 30 minutes covered? How long would it last?

    Thank you xx

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      October 16, 2018 at 11:30 am

      Hi, Elyse! Yes, this recipe can be frozen. I would put the lasagna in the refrigerator (uncovered) for 30 min to 1 hour (until completely cooled) and then cover and place in the freezer. I haven’t tried it, but I would estimate that the recipe could last a month in the freezer and several months in the deep freeze. Enjoy!

      Reply
    • Inese replied:

      October 20, 2018 at 3:03 pm

      5 stars
      I froze it before all the oven action, then pasta will be less soggy and cheese will not be cooked several times which can make a strange structure

      Reply
  12. Sophie says:

    September 1, 2018 at 5:33 pm

    5 stars
    I just tried it and it is excellent, very flavorful… Usually, I tend to be a bit disappointed by recipes from blogs, as the dish always looks tastier on the pictures than in reality. This time though, I was really impressed. Will definitely be making it again. Thank you very much for this recipe.

    Reply
    • Christine McMichael replied:

      September 27, 2018 at 3:55 pm

      So glad you enjoyed the recipe, Sophie! I’m glad you’ll be making it again! 🙂

      Reply
  13. Monica | Nourish & Fete says:

    April 30, 2018 at 2:51 pm

    5 stars
    Haha – yes to craving pasta for dinner all the time! Lasagna, especially, is the ultimate comfort food, but traditional ones can be such a calorie bomb – I love that you’ve lightened this up and included lots of veggies! I can’t wait to give this a try. Maybe I can even get my little guy to eat some veg this way! 🙂

    Reply
  14. Sara says:

    April 29, 2018 at 9:34 pm

    This looks like an awesome dinner for any night of the week! And it is healthier too!? Count me in!

    Reply
  15. Sues says:

    April 29, 2018 at 9:26 pm

    5 stars
    Healthy lasagna?? Sign me up! That just means I can have lasagna every day of the week, right??

    Reply
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