The importance of protein has been stressed to me over and over again, but my ability to consume 50-60 g of protein per day with the small amounts of food I am able to consume has been a challenge.
I set out to make a protein packed meal that would pack a big punch even in a small serving.
The end result was delicious. If you are a Weight Watchers person, this would be a 7 point meal.
Edible Elements:
- Healthy Choice Garlic & Herb Pasta Sauce
- Contadina Crushed Tomatoes with Roasted Garlic
- Contadina Tomato Paste with Tomato Pesto
- 5 Garlic cloves
- 1/2 medium onion
- .5 lb 93% lean ground beef
- .5 lb Italian style seasoned ground turkey
- .5 lb pork ribs
- 1/2 Turkey Kielbasa
- 24 oz part-skim Mozzarella cheese
- 5 tsp Reduced Fat Grated Parmesan cheese
- 2 bay leaves
- Garlic Salt
- Garlic Powder
- Onion Powder
- Oregano
- Basil
- Salt and Pepper
- 3 tbsp Smart Balance Light Butter
- 1/2 box Ronzoni Healthy Harvest Whole Wheat Lasagna Pasta
In a stewing pot, melt the light butter on high and saute minced onions and minced garlic. Once the onions and garlic begin to brown, add in the ground beef and the ground turkey. Allow the meat to begin to brown and stir in the pasta sauce, crushed tomatoes and tomato paste. Add in the pork ribs. Mix in the seasonings with the salt and pepper.
Allow to simmer on low until the pork begins to fall apart. This will take 1-2 hours. Add in grated Parmesan cheese when the sauce is nearly complete.
Place one layer of lasagna in a 9x11 pan. Pour one layer of sauce. Add in slices of turkey kielbasa, and cover with a layer of mozzarella cheese. Place an additional layer of lasagna, covered with the sauce, kielbasa and the cheese.
Bake in pre-heated oven on 350 for 25 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.
Yields: 12 servings
Nutritional information: 325 calories/16g fat/3g fiber/26g protein!
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