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5/28/08 2:46 P

Texas Lasagna

Know how they say that everything is big in Texas? This dish is no exception. It's big on flavor, big on eye appeal, and just plain big on the plate! (Think of it--one quarter of a 9-by-9-inch pan is a hearty serving!)

Serves 4

8 ounces ground 90% lean turkey or beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 3/4 cups (one 15-ounce can) Hunt's Chunky Tomato Sauce
1 teaspoon chili seasoning
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
1/2 cup (4 ounces) Philadelphia fat-free cream cheese
1/2 cup Land O Lakes fat-free sour cream
1/2 cup (2.5-ounce jar) sliced mushrooms, drained
2 cups hot cooked noodles, rinsed and drained
3/4 cup (3 ounces) shredded Kraft reduced-fat Cheddar cheese

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Spray a 9-by-9-inch baking dish with butter-flavored cooking spray. In a large skillet sprayed with butt-flavored cooking spray, brown meat and onion. Stir in tomato sauce, chili seasoning, black pepper, and parsley flakes. Lower heat and simmer. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir cream cheese with a spoon until soft. Add sour cream and mushrooms. mix will to combine. Layer half of noodles in prepared pan. Spoon half of meat sauce over noodles. Drop cream cheese mixture evenly over sauce. Repeat layers with noodles and meat sauce. Evenly sprinkle Cheddar cheese over top Bake 45 minutes. Place pan on a wire rack and let set 5 minutes. Cut into 4 servings.

HONE: 1 3//4 cups uncooked noodles usually cooks to about 2 cups. (These are regular noodles, not lasagna noodles.)

Each serving equals:
HE: 3 Protein, 2 1/4 Vegetable, 1 Bread, 1///4 Slider, 10 Optional Calories
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349 Calories, 9 gm Fat, 32 gm Protein, 35 gm Carbohydrate, 1,088 mg Sodium, 2 gm Fiber
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DIABETIC: 3 meat, 2 Vegetable, 1 1/2 Starch

Cooking Healthy with a Man in Mind
Joanna M Lund
Pg 184