Weight Watchers Tomato And Pepper Lasagna 7 Pts Recipes

WEIGHT WATCHERS EASY LASAGNAS (7 POINTS)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F Spray 2 (5 inch) square baking dishes or 2 (1.5 x 5.75 x 8 inch) foil pans with nonstick spray.
• Mix zucchini, spinach, and mushrooms on microwavable plate. Cover and microwave on high until vegetables are crisp-tender, 3-4 minutes, stirring once after 2 minutes. Drain; stir in 1/8 tsp of salt.
• Mix ricotta, 3 tbsp parmesan, oregano, red pepper flakes, and remaining 1/8 tsp salt in bowl. In each baking dish, layer, in order, 2 tbsp sauce, 1 half noodle, half of vegetables, 1 half noodle, half of ricotta mixture, 2 tbsp sauce, 1 half noodle, 1/4 cup sauce, and 1/2 tbsp parmesan. Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until bubbling, 10-15 minutes.

WEIGHT WATCHERS TOMATO AND PEPPER LASAGNA (7 PTS.)

Steps:

• 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 cup) 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.

CROCK POT LASAGNA (WW)

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat brown beef, onion and garlic, stirring to break up beef (5-10 minutes) until meat is brown.
• Stir in next 6 ingredients (tomatoes - red pepper flakes) and simmer another 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a small bowl combine ricotta and 1 cup of the mozzarella.
• Spoon 1/3 of the tomato/beef mixture into crock pot. Break 3 lasagna noodles in half and arrange on top of tomato/beef mixture and top with half of the ricota mixture. Repeat with second layer. Finish with the remaining 1/3 of the meat mixture.
• Cover and cook on low for 4-6 hours.
• In a small bowl combine remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Sprinkle over meat mixture and set aside for 10 minutes or until cheese melts and lasagna is firm (10 minutes or so).

SLOW COOKER VEGETARIAN LASAGNA WITH WEIGHT WATCHER'S POINTS

Steps:

• Combine egg, ricotta, spinach, mushrooms and zucchini in a large bowl.
• Combine crushed and diced tomatoes and their juice, garlic and crushed red pepper (if using) in a medium bowl.
• Generously coat a 6-quart or larger slow cooker with cooking spray. Spread 1 1/2 cups of the tomato mixture in the slow cooker. Arrange 5 noodles over the sauce, overlapping them slightly and breaking into pieces to cover as much of the sauce as possible. Spread half of the ricotta-vegetable mixture over the noodles and firmly pat down, then spoon on 1 1/2 cups sauce and sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella. Repeat the layering one more time, starting with noodles. Top with a third layer of noodles. Evenly spread the remaining tomato sauce over the noodles. Set aside the remaining 1 cup mozzarella in the refrigerator.
• Put the lid on the slow cooker and cook on High for 2 hours or on Low for 4 hours. Turn off the slow cooker, sprinkle the reserved mozzarella on the lasagna, cover and let stand for 10 minutes to melt the cheese.

WW WATCH YOUR WEIGHT LASAGNA WITH MEAT SAUCE

Steps:

• Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions.
• Drain, rinse with cold water and set aside.
• Toast and grind the fennel seeds by placing them in a small dry skillet over medium-low heat.
• Cook, shaking the pan and stirring constantly until lightly browned and fragrant, 2 to 3 minutes.
• Watch them carefully- they will burn quickly!
• Remove from pan and grind to a powder.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the oil, then add the beef, onion, bell pepper and zucchini.
• Cook, stirring occasionally, until the beef browns.
• Stir in the marinara sauce and fennel, bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, until slightly thickened and the flavors blend, about 10 minutes.
• Preheat the oven to 375°F.
• Spread one-fourth of the meat sauce in a 9 x 13 inch baking dish.
• Top with 3 of the noodles; spread with 1/2 cup of ricotta.
• Repeat the layering twice, ending with the meat sauce.
• Cover with foil and bake 30 minutes.
• Remove the foil and sprinkle with the mozzarella and Romano.
• Bake until heated through and cheeses are lightly browned, abut 20 minutes longer.
• Let stand about 10 minutes before serving.