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Greek Yogurt Lasagna

This delicious Greek yogurt lasagna is made with all the traditional ingredients but replaces the Bechamel sauce with yogurt, making it lighter in calories, easier, and quicker to make.

Greek Yogurt Lasagna
Prep time
30 min
Cook time
30 min
Yield
6 servings
Difficulty
HARD

Ingredients

6
  • 1 onion
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 medium carrots
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 lb lean ground beef
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 2 can chopped tomatoes (14 oz/ 400 g each)
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp sweet paprika powder
  • 1+1/4 cup low-fat Greek yogurt (1.8 % fat or full-fat)
  • 1 cup hot stock (Note 1)
  • 1+3/4 cup low-fat cheese (grated, divided, Note 2)
  • 12 no-boil lasagna sheets (as needed, Note 3)
  • fine sea salt and pepper (to taste)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 400°F/ 200°C

  2. 2

    Chop the onion and the garlic cloves finely. Grate the carrots.1 onion + 4 garlic cloves + 2 medium carrots

  3. 3

    Saute: Heat the oil in a pan and saute the onions until translucent. Add the garlic and the carrots, and saute for a couple of minutes more.1 tablespoon olive oil

  4. 4

    Cook: Add the ground beef and let it get a bit brown. Break the meat lumps with a wooden spoon while the meat is cooking. Add the tomato paste, stir well, and saute for 1 more minute. Add the tomatoes, oregano, paprika, salt, and pepper to taste, and bring everything to a boil. Simmer gently for 5 minutes.2 lb lean ground beef/ 850 g + 2 tablespoons tomato paste + 2 cans chopped tomatoes + 2 teaspoons dried oregano + 1 teaspoon sweet paprika powder + fine sea salt and pepper

  5. 5

    In the meantime, mix the yogurt and the hot stock. Add ¾ cup of the grated cheese to the yogurt mixture and stir well.1 ¼ cups low-fat Greek yogurt/ 280 g + 1 cup hot stock/ 230 ml + ¾ cup cheese

  6. 6

    First layer: Place 2-3 tablespoons of the meat sauce in the baking dish, just enough sauce to thinly cover the bottom of the dish. Place lasagna sheets on top, adn add ⅓ of the meat sauce and ⅓ of the yogurt sauce.Repeat: Lasagna sheets, ⅓ of the meat sauce, ⅓ of the yogurt sauce.Repeat: Lasagna sheets, rest meat sauce, rest yogurt sauce.Cheese: Sprinkle with the remaining 1 cup grated cheese.12 no-boil lasagna sheets + remaining 1 cup cheese

  7. 7

    Bake for about 30 minutes or until the lasagna sheets are cooked through, and the cheese is golden brown. Check by inserting a fork in the casserole; the noodles should be soft.

  8. 8

    Rest: Let the lasagna sit for 5 to 10 minutes, cut into squares and serve.

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