Going Organic
[in terms of food]
I recently browsed the web && found this dee-lish && easy recipe. Wanna lose weight, but stay healthy? Try the recipe below.
♥ 1 T olive or coconut oil
♥ 2 to 4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
♥ 1 medium onion, chopped
♥ 2 summer squash or zucchini
♥ 1 T basil (or 1 t dried)
♥ 1 quart tomato sauce
♥ 9 lasagna noodles
♥ 1 bunch kale (or other cooking greens)
♥ 1 ½ c lowfat cottage or Ricotta cheese
♥ 1 beaten egg white
♥ ¼ t Brittany sea salt
♥ Freshly ground black pepper
♥ ½ lb Mozzarella, grated
♥ ½ c grated Parmesan cheese
1. Heat oil in large saucepan or deep skillet over medium heat and sauté garlic, onion, and zucchini until just barely tender.
2. Stir in basil and pasta sauce and allow to simmer over low heat while you prepare the rest of the lasagna.
3. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water until just barely tender. Drain and rinse with cold water (I like to lay my cooked noodles out on the clean counter so they won’t stick together).
4. Wash kale or cooking greens well, trim the tough stems, and steam or boil whole leaves until they are just tender.
5. Drain leaves well, squeeze out excess water, and chop.
6. Mix cottage or Ricotta cheese and egg white together thoroughly. Season with salt and pepper. Blend in the greens. Now you’re ready to assemble – the fun part! Preheat oven to 350`.
7. Place ¼ cup of the sauce in the bottom of a 9 x 13-inch baking pan. Line the bottom of the pan with 3 of the cooked Lasagna noodles. Spread half of the cottage or Ricotta cheese mixture on top of the noodles. Cover this with half of the Mozzarella. Top this with a third of the sauce, spreading as evenly as possible.
8. Repeat with three more noodles, the remaining cottage or Ricotta cheese, the remaining Mozzarella, approximately half of the sauce you have left, and cover all this with the last three noodles. You should have just enough sauce to cover the top of the noodles.
9. Sprinkle with Parmesan. Cover pan with foil and bake for 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake another 10 to 15 minutes, uncovered.
10. Remove from oven and allow to sit several minutes before serving.
Enjoyy!♥
