Crispy Southwestern Lasagna

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This new edition of The Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific(tm) Cookbook features a fresh look, and more than 100 full-color photographs. Holly Clegg arms real-life cooks with the tools to prepare healthy meals without spending hours in the kitchen. She never sacrifices taste for calories, and proves recipe after recipe that food can be good for you, delicious, and easy to prepare!

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The New Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook

Authors: Holly Clegg

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ISBN: 0762425997

Publisher: Running Press Book Publishers

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Crispy Southwestern Lasagna
Recipe from: The New Holly Clegg Trim & Terrific Cookbook
by Holly Clegg
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This popular and exciting twist to lasagna is simple to prepare, with no noodles to cook. I prefer blending the cottage cheese in a food processor until it smooth. Ricotta cheese maybe substituted for the cottage cheese. After preparing this recipe on the Today show, the first edition of this book shot to #4 on Amazon.com!

MAKES 8 TO 10 SERVINGS

1 pound ground sirloin
1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes, with juice
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, drained
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon minced garlic
Salt and pepper to taste
2 egg whites
2 cups reduced-fat or fat-free cottage cheese
14 (6-inch) corn or flour tortillas, cut into quarters
1 (15 1/4 ounce) can corn, drained
8 ounces reduced-fat Monterey Jack cheese, shredded

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large non-stick skillet, cook the meat over medium heat until done, and drain any excess liquid.
Add the tomatoes and juice, green chilies, chili powder, cumin, garlic, salt, and pepper; set aside.
In a small bowl, blend the egg whites and cottage cheese well; set aside.
In a 13x9x2-inch non-stick baking dish coated with non-stick cooking spray, place six quartered tortillas. Layer of all the corn, half the meat mixture, half the cheese, four quartered tortillas, then all of the cottage cheee mixture, the remaining half of the meat mixture, and the remaining four quartered tortillas, and top with the remaining cheese.
Bake, uncovered, for 30 minutes. Serve.

Nutritional information per serving
Calories 239, Protein (g) 25, Carbohydrate (g) 20, Fat (g) 7, Calories from Fat (%) 26, Saturated Fat (g) 3, Dietaiy Fiber (g) 3, Cholesterol fag) 40, Sodium fag) 537, Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1 starch, 1 vegetable

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