Spaghetti Squash n Eggplant Lasagna

I love lasagna and love to eat a lot of it.  Well fellow big eaters this one will allow you to eat a ton without packing on the pounds.  You could eat the whole 9 x 13 pan of this for 1291 calories (I would love for someone to try).  That said, I am gonna eat 1/3 and I am gonna eat it right now.

 

 

The Sauce

 

 

The Eggplant 

 

Cottage Cheese Mixture 

 

Layered Sauce and Squash

 

 Layered with Eggplant, Cottage Cheese and Sauce

 

 

 Topped with Mozzarella and Romano

Spaghetti Squash n Eggplant Lasagna 

If you eat the whole thing 1291 calories

If you eat half 645.5 calories

If you eat a quarter 322.75 calories

If you eat a fifth 258 calories

If you eat a sixth 215.17 calories 

 

1 medium/large eggplant  (140 calories)

16 ounces lowfat or nonfat cottage cheese (320 calories)

1 large egg (72 calories)

1/4 cup fresh minced parsley or 1 tbsp dried parsley (5 calories)

1/2 tsp course kosher salt

2 1/2 cups spaghetti sauce of your choosing (or see recipe below 325 calories)

24 ounces cooked spaghetti squash  (dry with paper towels) (about4 cups) see note* (184 calories)

1 cup fat free shredded mozzarella cheese (180 calories)

1/4 cup grated romano cheese (60 calories) 

Cut eggplant into ½ inch slices and bake on a greased baking sheet at 350 degrees F. for about 30 minutes.  Set aside.

 

In a bowl combine cottage cheese, egg, parsley and salt.  Set aside. 

Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with cooking spray.  Spread 1/2 cup sauce on bottom of dish.  Layer 2 cups spaghetti squash,  1/2 of the eggplant, 1/2  of the cottage cheese mixture,  1 cup sauce, 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese.  Repeat starting with squash.  Then top with the romano cheese.  Sprinkle with more parsley to make it look pretty. 

Bake at 350 degrees F. for about 30 to 40 minutes.  Cool slightly before cutting.

*I like to pierce my spaghetti squash with a knife and cook in a microwave for about 9 minutes.  Then cut it in half, scoop out the seeds and bake cut side down at 350 degrees F. for about 30 minutes.  Let cool and scoop out strands.  Dry on paper towels.

 

Spaghetti  Sauce (about 650 Calories for 5 ½ cups) 

2 Lean Hot Italian Turkey Sausage (320 calories)

1 medium onion chopped (44 calories)

2 jalapeno chopped (8 calories)

6 cloves garlic chopped (24 calories)

1 tbsp crushed red pepper

1 tsp coarse kosher salt

28 oz can tomato sauce (251 calories) 

Brown sausage in a large saucepan over medium heat add a little water as it sticks until cooked through.  Add in onion, jalapeno, garlic, red pepper and salt.  Cook until softened about 6 minutes.  Add in sauce and simmer 10 minutes.

Makes about 5 ½ cups of sauce.