Ingredients
4 cups (1L) marinara sauce, homemade or commercial
2 cups (480mL) tomato sauce, canned
1 cup (240mL) water
1 medium eggplant
1/2 pound (230g) chicken Italian sausage, removed from
casings
4 cups (910g) non-fat ricotta cheese
2 egg whites
2 Tbsp (5g) parsely, chopped
1/2 tsp (2g) pepper
1 pound (455g) lasagna noodles, uncooked
1/2 cup (60g) Parmesan cheese, grated
Directions
Preheat oven to 400°F (205°C).
Prepare sauce: combine prepared marinara sauce, tomato sauce and water
and mix well.
Prepare fillings: Slice eggplant into 1/2-inch (2cm) thick rounds.
Spray vegetable oil spray on a large cookie sheet or jelly roll pan. Place eggplant slices on
pan and bake in oven for 10 minutes.urn each piece over and bake for another 5 minutes. They
should be brown in colour, and soft to the touch. Allow to cool to room temperture.
Brown chicken sausage in a non-stick skillet, stirring to loosen from
pan. Turn off heat and reserve.
In a medium-sized bowl, combine nonfat ricotta, egg white, parsley, and
pepper and mix thoroughly.
Decrease oven heat to 350°F (175°C).
Assemble lasagna: Pour about 1/2 cup of the sauce on the bottom of a
9x13-inch (23x33cm) pan. Place 4 lasagna noodles on the bottom of the pan, covering the
bottom. Spread 1/3 of the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Follow this with a layer of
eggplant slices, and 1/3 of the chicken sausage. Pour 1/3 of the remaining sauce over all.
Sprinkle about 2 tablespons (15g) of the grated Parmesan cheese over
the sauce.
Repeat layers, using all the filling ingredients, and ending with
sauce. Pour 1 cup (240mL) of water around the edges of the assembled dish.
Cover with foil and bake for one hour.
Carefully remove foil and sprinkle with remaining Parmesan cheese.