Low Carb Tortilla Lasagna Food

LOW CARB LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350ºF.
• Spray an 7" round (2" deep) cake pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray. I use a 7" spring form pan.
• In a heavy skillet, brown the ground beef, stirring to break it up, until no longer pink. Drain excess fat from pan.
• Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, the seasonings, and the sweetener.
• Simmer over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. Taste and adjust seasonings, as needed.
• In a small bowl, combine the ricotta with the egg, the Parmesan, pepper, and the parsley.
• Assemble lasagna : Trim 3 low-carb tortillas to 7" circles, to fit into the pan, if necessary.
• Spread a spoonful of meat sauce in the bottom of the pan. Lay one tortilla in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• Reserve 1/4 cup meat sauce, then use half of the remaining sauce to cover the tortilla.
• Dollop half of the ricotta mixture over the meat sauce.
• Reserve a couple tablespoons of mozzarella for the top. Sprinkle half of the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese over the ricotta.
• Top with a second low-carb tortilla, and repeat the layering: meat sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella.
• Top with a third low-carb tortilla. Spread with the reserved meat sauce and sprinkle with the reserved mozzarella and with additional grated Parmesan cheese.
• Cover pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 to 25 additional minutes, till bubbly hot.
• Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• Cut into four wedges and serve.
• If you use a 3 net carb tortilla, each serving is about 9 net carbs.

LOW CARB TORTILLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Sprinkle the spices over the chicken then cook in frying pan until no longer pink.
• Spread 2 tbsp of pizza sauce in 9X9 baking dish. Stir the rest of the sauce in with the chicken.
• Lay 1 tortilla in the bottom of the baking dish. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta, meat mixture, & mozzarella. Repeat to make 2 more layers.
• Bake at 375 for 20 minutes or until sauce is bubbling. Let stand for 5 minutes before cutting.

LOW CARB LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375F.
• Add the oil to a large skillet. Add the beef and saute with the onion powder, oregano, and paprika until the meat has browned.
• Add the broth and tomatoes. Simmer for 20 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Add a little of the tomato sauce to the base of a baking dish, then layer low carb tortillas and the tomato sauce. Finish with a tortilla layer.
• Make the white sauce (see separate recipe), pour on top, then bake for 15 minutes.
• Sprinkle the cheese on top then bake for another 5 minutes.

MEXICAN TORTILLA LASAGNA

Steps:

• Mix ground beef (cook first if not previously cooked), fat free refried beans, tomato sauce, 1 cup water, 1 teaspoons cumin, 1 teaspoons garlic powder, 1 Tbl. chili powder, 1 teaspoons onion powder, & 1/4 teaspoons ground red pepper.
• Simmer until beans have "melted" stir in the pepper jack cheese.
• Cut corn tortillas into quarters.
• Spray bottom of 9X13 baking dish with PAM.
• Layer 1/3 of tortillas on bottom.
• Spoon 1/3 of meat, bean, & tomato sauce mixture. Repeat.
• Sprinkle reduced fat cheddar on top of last layer.
• Bake covered at 400* for 30 minutes.

LOW CARB MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Preheat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Add chicken and season with chili powder, cumin, and dried onion. Brown the meat, 5 minutes. Add enchilada sauce. Heat the mixture through, 2 to 3 minutes.
• In the mean time, cut the 6 low carb tortillas into wedges. Spread each wedge with cream cheese.
• Place a layer of tortillas in an oiled 9x9 pan. Top this with 1/3rd of the meat mixture, followed by 1/3rd of the shredded cheese. Keep layering tortillas, cheese and meat mixture until there are 3 or 4 layers. Top with shredded cheese. Bake for 10-15 minutes until cheese is bubbling and brown.

LOW CARB CROCKPOT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Brown hamburger in skillet and drain.
• Wipe 6 quart crockpot with oil.
• Spread a thin layer of pizza sauce in bottom of crockpot.
• Spread 1/2 of hamburger over the sauce.
• Stir remaining pizza sauce into hamburger, along with garlic powder and parsley.
• Layer half of the zucchini and spinach over hamburger.
• Top with 1/2 of the cottage cheese, spreading evenly.
• Sprinkle with 1 Celsius of Mozzarella cheese.
• Top with 1/2 of hamburger mixture, spreading evenly.
• Then top with veggies and the rest of the cottage cheese.
• Sprinkle with the rest of the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle Parmesan on top.
• Cook on low 3-1/2 to 4-1/2 hours. Let rest for 10 minutes.
• Cut into wedges & serve.

LOW-CARB LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°. In a large skillet heat oil over medium heat. Cook beef, sausage, onion and garlic until no longer pink, 6-8 minutes, breaking into crumbles; drain, return to pan. Stir in pasta sauce; heat through., Spread 1 cup sauce into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Layer with half of the sliced chicken, half of the sliced pepperoni, 2 cups sauce and half of each cheese. Repeat layers., Bake, covered, 25 minutes. Uncover; bake until cheese is browned and lasagna is bubbling, 20-25 minutes longer. Let stand 15 minutes before serving.