In a sauce pan saute 1 finely chopped small onion, 1 minced clove of garlic and 1 finely chopped celery stalk.

Stir in 3/4 lb finely sliced mushrooms and 1/2 finely chopped sweet red pepper. Cook for 5 mins or until softened.

Add 2 cups canned plum tomatoes(fresh work well), 1/2 tsp each dried basil, oregano and thyme. Add pepper to taste. Simmer for 10 mins.

You will also need 5 whole wheat lasagna noodles, 2 cups cottage cheese, 1 cup low fat mozza, 1/4 cup parmesan

Assembly : Spread 1/4 mushroom mixtuer in an 8-inch (2 L) baking dish. Arrange a layer of  noodles, half the cottage cheese, half the mozza, 1/4 mushroom mixture then remaining noodles, remaining cottage cheese, remaining mushroom mix, then mozza and sprinkle with parmesan.

Bake 350 degree oven for 35 mins or until bubbling. Makes 6 servings.  I like to add fresh spinach on top of the cottage cheese. Serve this with a salad of your choice.

Hope you enjoy !!!!!

Appx per serving: cal-578, fat-5.5, cholesterol-61mg, sodium-399, carbs-90, fibre-1.9, sugar-6.6, protein-33g

Posted on September 16th, 2011 by neslyn
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Cook, drain, rinse and cool 5 oz whole wheat pasta(shells or macaroni or whichever salad pasta you like).

Add 1 pint grape tomatoes(halved lengthwise), 1 med cucumber(seeded and cut into bite size pieces), 1 yellow bell pepper(cut into pieces), 1 cup canned cannellini beans(rinsed and drained), 1/2 small red onion(diced), 2 oz reduced fat feta (cubed), 1/4 cup sliced black olives.

In a seperate bowl mix 1 tbsp ex-virgin olive oil, 2 tbsp red wine vinegar, 2 tbsp lemon juice, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tsp honey, 1/2 tsp dijon mustard, 1/4 tsp dried oregano, 1/8 tsp black pepper, 1/4 cup chopped mint(opt).

Add to pasta mixture and season with additional black pepper and salt(opt) to taste.

Appx nutrition facts /serving-400 cal, 13g protein, 50g carbs, 11g fat(2g sat), 17g fibre, 286mg sodium, 6mg cholesterol

Posted on September 7th, 2011 by neslyn
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