Low Carb Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 lb ground beef
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 1/4 cup water
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried basil leaves
• 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 drops liquid splenda
• 1 dash crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 4 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
• grated parmesan cheese, as needed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 spray an 7" round (2" deep) cake pan with non-stick vegetable oil spray. i use a 7" spring form pan.
• 3 in a heavy skillet, brown the ground beef, stirring to break it up, until no longer pink. drain excess fat from pan.
• 4 add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, the seasonings, and the sweetener.
• 5 simmer over low heat for 5 to 7 minutes. taste and adjust seasonings, as needed.
• 6 in a small bowl, combine the ricotta with the egg, the parmesan, pepper, and the parsley.
• 7 assemble lasagna : trim 3 low-carb tortillas to 7" circles, to fit into the pan, if necessary.
• 8 spread a spoonful of meat sauce in the bottom of the pan. lay one tortilla in the bottom of the prepared pan.
• 9 reserve 1/4 cup meat sauce, then use half of the remaining sauce to cover the tortilla.
• 10 dollop half of the ricotta mixture over the meat sauce.
• 11 reserve a couple tablespoons of mozzarella for the top. sprinkle half of the remaining shredded mozzarella cheese over the ricotta.
• 12 top with a second low-carb tortilla, and repeat the layering: meat sauce, ricotta, and mozzarella.
• 13 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.
• 14 cover pan with foil and bake 20 minutes. uncover and bake 20 to 25 additional minutes, till bubbly hot.
• 15 remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 to 15 minutes.
• 16 cut into four wedges and serve.
• 17 if you use a 3 net carb tortilla, each serving is about 9 net carbs.