EASY Protein Noodle Lasagna

Yum! Comfort food without the guilt. I made this dish ahead of time, froze it and the day I wanted to serve it, I placed it in my oven before I left for work on a "delay timer." It was a nice way to end the day.

I served this with my homemade GARLIC BREAD.

For more yummy and easy ideas, check out my cookbook The Art of Healthy Eating Savory.

Charts like this can be found in all of my cookbook. Charts include substitutions for: pasta, rice, bread, potatoes, baking flours, fruits, milk, and others!

Pasta Substitutions (Per Cup)
FOOD	Rate	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Calories
White Pasta	Bad	43	0	5	246
Spaghetti Squash	OK	10	4	2	42
Bean Sprouts	Best	6	4	2	31
Artichoke Heart "ziti"	Best	6	0	4	40
Protein "noodles"	Best	5	3	2	22
Cabbage "noodles"	Best	5	2	3	20
Zucchini "noodles"	Best	4	2	1	20
Miracle Noodles	Best	3	0	2	20
Kelp Noodles	Best	0	0	0	6

1 pound Italian sausage
¾ pound grass fed ground beef
1/2 small onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 jar no sugar marinara sauce
16 oz. ricotta cheese
1 egg
½ tsp Celtic sea salt
¾ lb mozzarella cheese, sliced
¾ Cup Parmesan cheese
Thinly sliced nitrate free deli Chicken Breast (protein noodles)

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a Dutch oven, cook sausage, ground beef, onion, and garlic over medium heat until well browned. Stir in marinara sauce.

In a mixing bowl, combine ricotta cheese with egg, and 1/2 tsp salt. To assemble, spread 1 1/2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Arrange chicken breast slices over meat sauce. Spread with one half of the ricotta cheese mixture. Top with a third of mozzarella cheese slices. Spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce over mozzarella, and sprinkle with 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese. Repeat layers, and top with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Cover with foil: to prevent sticking, either spray foil with cooking spray, or make sure the foil does not touch the cheese. Bake for 25 minutes. Remove foil, and bake an additional 25 minutes. Cool for 15 minutes before serving.  Makes 12 servings.

NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per cup):
Traditional Noodles = 246 calories, 0g fat, 1g protein, 43g carbs, 5g fiber (38g effective carbs)
"Healthified" Noodles = 84 calories, 1g fat, 20g protein, 2g carb, 0g fiber (2g effective carbs)


NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving):
Traditional Lasagna = 574 calories, 26g fat, 35.7g protein, 49.7g carbs, 3.4g fiber (46.3g effective carbs)
"Healthified" Lasagna= 259 calories, 26.6g fat, 40.5g protein, 7.7g carb, 1.4g fiber (6.3g effective carbs)

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