Lasagna is the epitome of comfort food. It's like a hug on a plate. Unfortunately, traditional pasta lasagna has an astronomical carb count. A traditional piece lasagna, 1/6 of 8" square, approximately 2-1/2" x 4" of lasagna with meat, has about 35 grams of carbohydrate. Most people eat double that amount, if not more. This method uses protein instead of carb-laden noodles.
Last year I watched the amazing documentary series "Reversed" with Dr. Ken Berry in my quest to reverse diabetes. They shared a recipe that substituted sliced deli turkey for the noodles. Weird, but I tried it. It really works! Additionally, I made it with my faux noodles containing eggs and gelatin, also very satisfying.
Ingredients: You can use your favorite lasagna recipe for all the other ingredients.
Noodle substitute- deli turkey or faux egg pasta
Cottage cheese, egg, oregano, parmesan mixture
Sausage or ground beef, cooked and crumbled
No sugar added spaghetti sauce
Mozzarella cheese, grated
Spread 2 tbsp. sauce in the bottom of each pan. Deli sliced turkey is layered in the left pan and egg/gelatin noodles in the right pan.
Next, layer the cottage cheese mixture, sausage, sauce, and grated cheese. Repeat layers again.
Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 45-55 minutes or until bubbly. Let it rest 10 minutes before eating.