Name: Connie's SHAPE Approved Lasagna
Ingredients: 1 lb lean ground meat (your choice - beef, chicken or turkey); 1/2 onion (chopped); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 1 jar marinara sauce (no sugar added); 1 box Natural Heaven Heart of Palm Lasagna; 2 cups cottage cheese (whipped); 1/2 cup nutritional yeast; 1 cup Manchego cheese (shredded); 1 tbsp minced garlic; 1 tsp Italian seasoning; 1 pkg fresh spinach

Connie's SHAPE Approved Lasagna

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SERVINGS 3

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground meat your choice - beef, chicken or turkey
1/2 onion chopped
2 cloves garlic minced
1 jar marinara sauce no sugar added
1 box Natural Heaven Heart of Palm Lasagna
2 cups cottage cheese whipped
1/2 cup nutritional yeast
1 cup Manchego cheese shredded
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp Italian seasoning
1 pkg fresh spinach

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°
In skillet, brown ground meat with onion and garlic.
Add marinara sauce, mix well.
In separate bowl, add whipped cottage cheese, nutritional yeast, 2 tbsp minced garlic and Italian seasoning.
Lightly coat 8x8 baking dish with olive oil or avocado oil spray.
Cover the bottom of the pan with the meat mixture.
Next, add a layer of the hearts of palm lasagna.
Next, add a layer of the whipped cheese mixture.
Add a layer of fresh spinach.
Repeat the layers and end with a meat sauce layer.
Bake for 45 minutes.
Remove from oven and add a light layer of shredded Manchego cheese.
Return to oven until cheese is melted and browned.
Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Optional: sprinkle Italian seasoning on top after removing from oven.

Recipe by Connie Wilson. Click HERE to watch the video on her youtube channel, Cooking with Connie.