Lasagna was my favorite meal in the entire world when I was growing up. Who doesn’t love pasta, cheese and sauce? If you don’t, stop reading here. If you do, let’s be besties! 🙂 This is a lighter version from Weight Watchers. I love giving my favorite dishes light makeovers once in a while. It uses far fewer noodles, but it doesn’t affect the taste at all, honestly! I’m not on board with tasteless food. It also reheats really well the next day. The perfect comfort food without all the guilt! I hope you love it as much as I do, it’s a keeper for sure!
Pour your marinara sauce and fire roasted tomatoes in a pot and simmer
Ricotta, the stuff dreams are made of 🙂 I tried out Trader Joes Ricotta for the first time ever, and whoa, it’s AMAZING! To that Ricotta, add in shredded mozzarella and Parmesan.
Next add in egg whites, salt, pepper and oregano. Mix together.
Spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce that’s been simmering into an 11 x 7 baking dish
Top that with 2 lasagna noodles. I know this is a little strange, but I won’t steer you wrong.
On top of that, spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture
Then add roasted red peppers
2 more lasagna noodles
The other half of the cheese
Another cup of the tomato sauce
2 more noodles
And finally the rest of the tomato sauce
Bake covered for 40 minutes, and uncovered for 10
Nom Nom Nom!
Ingredients
24 oz store bought marinara sauce
1 cup(s) canned diced tomatoes, fire-roasted, drained
1 cup(s) ricotta cheese
1 cup(s) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
1 cup(s) shredded parmesan cheese, Parmigiano-Reggiano suggested
1/4 cup(s) egg whites
1/4 tsp table salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp dried oregano
6 item(s) uncooked lasagna noodles, regular or whole-wheat
1/2 cup(s) roasted red peppers (packed in water), cut into thin strips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350ºF.
In a small pot, combine marinara sauce and tomatoes; set over low heat and simmer for 10 minutes to allow flavors to blend.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine ricotta, mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses; stir to combine. Stir in egg substitute, salt, pepper and oregano.
Spoon 1 cup of sauce in bottom of an 11- X 7-inch glass baking dish. Arrange 2 lasagna noodles over sauce, down center of dish. Spread half of cheese mixture (about 1 1/2 cups) over noodles; top with pepper strips. Place 2 more noodles on top; spread with remaining cheese mixture. Top with 1 cup of marinara sauce; place remaining 2 lasagna noodles on top. Spoon remaining sauce over top and gently press down on lasagna.
Cover dish loosely with aluminum foil; bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil; bake until sauce is lightly browned and noodles are tender when tested with a knife, about 10 to 15 minutes more. Remove from oven and let sit for 5 minutes to firm up slightly. Slice into 8 pieces and serve. Yields 1 piece per serving.
Recipe slightly adapted from Weight Watchers
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ok, let’s be besties! 😀 haha I enjoy making lasagna, last week I made lasagna rolls ups ! the best.
Haha, lets 🙂 I love lasagna roll ups!!!!
What a great lasagna, sounds perfect for the fall weather.
Thank you Cheri! I agree, perfect comfort dish for the weather 🙂
Love the recipe! Also thanks for letting me know about how great Trader Joe’s ricotta is. will definitely get mine there next time.
Thanks! Trader Joe’s ricotta is awesome!
A fabulous lasagne! I love all of the step by step photos too, thank you 🙂 I love lighter, tasty versions of old favourites, this is a great addition to this weeks Fiesta Friday 🙂
Thanks so much Elaine! I love lighter versions too. Happy Fiesta Friday!
Thank you 🙂
Yum yum! I am saving this one 🙂 Happy FF!
Thanks Arl! Let me know how you like it!
Besties it is!! You’ve got me good with this recipe- I actually like having fewer noodles anyway, I’m all about the extra sauce! I LOVE comfort food but enjoying it guilt-free is even better, I’m trying this one for sure. Mmmmm.. thank you!!
Yay besties 🙂 It’s really good and there’s no guilt, the best of both worlds! Let me know how you like it!
Your red pepper lasagna looks so yummy! I’ve actually never had ricotta before, but maybe I’ll just have to try Trader Joe’s =) Thanks for sharing at Fiesta Friday!
Thanks Andrea! I think you’ll really like it, especially the one from Trader Joe’s. Happy FF 🙂
Delicious looking lasagna. I do like this lighter version, and especially with the roasted peppers. Thanks for bringing it to this week’s Fiesta.
Thanks Hilda! Happy FF 🙂
Yes to less pasta and more vegetables and cheese. Looks delicious.
I agree! Thank you very much 🙂
Your Red Pepper Lasagna without meat looks really tasty 🙂 Happy Fiesta Friday!
You don’t even miss the meat 🙂 Thanks and Happy FF!
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Thank you 🙂
Lasagnes are my favourite too and your recipe with red pepper is an additional bonus to me…. nom nom…
Thanks Chitra 🙂
A WW recipe! I post a lot of good WW recipes and I am sure this is delicious as well. I just started to use the “no cook” lasagna noodles and love them! After 30-40 years of boiling them I finally found an easier way to do it 🙂
I love WW Recipes! No cook is the way to go 🙂
such a great recipe!
I really enjoyed this post–both the writing and the photos!
Thank you 🙂
You are truly making me hungry! I love that you put red pepper in it! This sounds oh so yummy Sarah!!
Thank you so much Lori! It really is super yummy 🙂
Yum! I ate tons of lasagna as a kid and just loved it too! Haven’t’ eaten that much of it lately, but you have officially made me hungry for this yummy dish! I’m putting it on my list to make this fall, for sure! 😀
Yay! I’m glad it’s on your list 🙂 Let me know what you think!
I’m thinkin’ we’re besties…this looks crazy delicious!
Besties 🙂 thanks so much for the kind words xoxo
Love this red pepper version of lasagna! So wonderful and comforting for this time of the year 🙂
Thank you very much!
Never thought of adding ricotta – will give this a try soon 🙂
Hope you enjoy it! Thanks 🙂
What a great way to reduce the carb load but retain the delicious lasagna flavors. I thinking a little eggplant or zucchini would be great in this lasagna. Ooo there’s a blog post. Thanks, Tracey
What an awesome idea Tracey!
Yum… searching for a plan for my 7 CSA red peppers in the fridge… this looks delicious! 🙂
There you go, you can use them in here 🙂
Yum yum dear:-)
Thank you so much 🙂
I love lasagna, I just made it yesterday!
It’s my favorite!