Slim Chili Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 50 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• 1/4 cup diced green pepper
• 1 lb ground turkey
• 2 teaspoons chili powder (to taste)
• 3 cups tomato sauce
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 cup lentils, picked over, washed and drained
• 1/2 lb lasagna noodle
• 1 egg
• 1 (16 ounce) container low fat cottage cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) package part-skim mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 in a 2-qt. non- stick saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
• 2 add onion, garlic, green pepper and ground turkey.
• 3 cook, stirring and breaking up meat until brown, about 5 minutes.
• 4 pour off drippings.
• 5 stir in chili powder, tomato sauce, sugar and lentils.
• 6 bring to boiling; reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for about 30 minutes, or until lentils are tender, stirring occasionally to keep mixture from sticking.
• 7 meanwhile, cook lasagna according to directions on package; drain.
• 8 in medium bowl, beat egg, blend in cottage cheese, mix well.
• 9 preheat oven to 375*f.
• 10 in a 13x9x2-inch pan, arrange half the noodles, overlapping to fit, spread with half the cheese-egg mixture, half the meat mixture, and half the mozzarella.
• 11 repeat layers.
• 12 bake covered about 40 minutes, until bubbly. let stand 10 minutes before serving.