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The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Dirt Cheap Cookbook: Lunch Line Lasagna Recipe

The Lunch Line Lasagna recipe from The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Dirt Cheap Cookbook takes the gold medal for leftovers. There is no “watery” residue in the pan. Finally! 

 

 

 

Strict keto diet? No more! Buy skinny pants instead of expensive ingredients. 100 easy recipes—under $10 to make—with less than 10 net carbs per serving!

The keto diet shouldn’t be complicated, boring, or expensive! The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook by USA Today bestselling author Stephanie Laska makes keto “doable” for everyone. You don’t have to break the bank to go keto with The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook.

Stephanie Laska lost 140 pounds by solving the problem of not having enough money or time to eat healthy. In The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook, she shares 100 budget-savvy “dirty, lazy,” keto recipes the whole family will love—all containing ten grams of net carbs or less and costing less than $10 to make the whole recipe!

These recipes are built around common ingredients (you can pronounce and will use over and again—no waste) found in your local supermarket; nothing pretentious or expensive is required. DIRTY, LAZY, KETO recipes are stress-free but without skimping on taste. You’ll also find tips to stretch that bottom dollar plus strategies to reboot leftovers but in DISGUISE along with signature entertaining and relatable stories from your best girlfriend, Stephanie. Lose weight while enjoying familiar comfort food favorites—all under ten net carbs per serving!

 

The Dirty, Lazy, Keto Dirt Cheap Cookbook Review

The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook is very easy to follow whether you are new to Keto or have been eating Keto for awhile.

I’ve been eating Keto for a few months and already find myself in a rut with “Keto” meals, especially with a family to cook for who eat a standard diet.  This cookbook offers many fun new recipes to try without spending a ton of money.

In fact, most of the recipes are great everyday recipes for the whole family. Most can be made using ingredients you likely already have on hand.

It’s a flexible, practical and easy approach to the Keto diet which I think makes it a lot more approachable and easy to maintain long term.

The cookbook starts off with a lengthy and thorough introduction that covers the basics of the keto diet, including the basics of ketosis, macronutrients, tips, ingredients, tools, supplies, how-to, pantry lists and shopping tips.
 
Chapter are arranged into breakfast, soups & salads, snacks, pizza, side dishes, main dishes, and desserts & drinks. The table of contents lists each recipe along with symbols denoting special attributes of the recipe. (Makes leftovers, for when you are hangry, for picky eaters, etc..)
 
The prep costs, net carbs, serving information, as well as helpful tips are included with each recipe in a neat little sidebar.
 
Overall, I really enjoyed The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook and the authors encouraging tone. Definitely recommend for anyone looking into the Keto diet or looking to change things up. Check out the lasagna recipe below for an example of the type of recipe you will find inside.
 
 

 

 

 

Lunch Line Lasagna Recipe

One of my unique talents is my inability to give up. Don’t laugh, but for years I felt frustrated about my vegetable lasagna recipe. How could I make a healthy lasagna that wasn’t so dang watery? I may have finally solved the riddle! In place of vegetable slices like eggplant or zucchini, I layer slices of lunch meat. 

Serves 12 | Prep time: 15m | Cook time: 45m

Total Cost: $9.75 | Cost per Serving: $0.82 

240 Calories per servings | 12g Fat per servings | Net Carbs 7G per servings

 

Ingredients:

1 large egg, beaten 
2 cups 4% milkfat cottage cheese 
3 cups shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese, divided 
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided 
2 tablespoons olive oil 
1⁄4 teaspoon salt 
1 (24-ounce) can no-sugar-added pasta sauce, divided 
1 (16-ounce) package thinly sliced, oven-roasted deli turkey breast, divided 
1 (8-ounce) bag fresh spinach, divided 
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley 

 

Directions:

1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9″ × 13″ × 3″ lasagna pan. 

 

2 In a medium bowl, combine egg, cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1⁄2 cup Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and salt. 

 

3 Evenly cover bottom of lasagna pan with 1 cup pasta sauce. On top of the sauce, create single layer of sliced turkey, slightly overlapping each piece. 

 

4 Gently spread half of cheese mixture on top of turkey. Then evenly spread half the bag of spinach on top of cheese. 

 

5 Top spinach with an even layer of 1 cup pasta sauce and then create second layer of turkey, slightly overlapping each piece. 

 

6 Top turkey evenly with remaining half of cheese mixture. Spread remaining spinach evenly on top of cheese. 

 

7 Add remaining turkey over spinach, slightly overlapping each piece. Top the turkey layer with remaining pasta sauce. 

 

8 Evenly spread remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1⁄2 cup Parmesan on top of pasta sauce. Sprinkle parsley over top of lasagna. 

 

9 Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes covered, then serve. 

 

TIPS & OPTIONS 

I’ve been known to use parsley leaves to spell out the letters “D L K” on the top of the lasagna like some kind of birthday cake. Let’s celebrate. You’re eating lasagna and losing weight for cryin’ out loud!  

Enjoy Lunch Line Lasagna with a rebooted fresh Capital Caesar Salad, Extra CROUTONS! from Chapter 5. 

 

Excerpted from The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook by Stephanie Laska and William Laska. Copyright © 2020 by Stephanie Laska and William Laska. Used with permission of the publisher, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Lunch Line Lasagna
Yield: 12 servings

Lunch Line Lasagna

Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour

One of my unique talents is my inability to give up. Don’t laugh, but for years I felt frustrated about my vegetable lasagna recipe. How could I make a healthy lasagna that wasn’t so dang watery? I may have finally solved the riddle! In place of vegetable slices like eggplant or zucchini, I layer slices of lunch meat. 

Ingredients

  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 2 cups 4% milkfat cottage cheese
  • 3 cups shredded whole milk mozzarella cheese, divided
  • 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 ⁄4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 24-ounce can no-sugar-added pasta sauce, divided
  • 1 16-ounce package thinly sliced, oven-roasted deli turkey breast, divided
  • 1 8-ounce bag fresh spinach, divided
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 9" × 13" × 3" lasagna pan.
  2. 2 In a medium bowl, combine egg, cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella cheese, 1⁄2 cup Parmesan cheese, olive oil, and salt.
  3. 3 Evenly cover bottom of lasagna pan with 1 cup pasta sauce. On top of the sauce, create single layer of sliced turkey, slightly overlapping each piece.
  4. 4 Gently spread half of cheese mixture on top of turkey. Then evenly spread half the bag of spinach on top of cheese.
  5. 5 Top spinach with an even layer of 1 cup pasta sauce and then create second layer of turkey, slightly overlapping each piece.
  6. 6 Top turkey evenly with remaining half of cheese mixture. Spread remaining spinach evenly on top of cheese.
  7. 7 Add remaining turkey over spinach, slightly overlapping each piece. Top the turkey layer with remaining pasta sauce.
  8. 8 Evenly spread remaining 1 cup mozzarella and 1⁄2 cup Parmesan on top of pasta sauce. Sprinkle parsley over top of lasagna.
  9. 9 Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes. Let cool 30 minutes covered, then serve.

Notes

Lunch Line Lasagna takes the gold medal for leftovers. There is no “watery” residue in the pan. Finally! 

I’ve been known to use parsley leaves to spell out the letters “D L K” on the top of the lasagna like some kind of birthday cake. Let’s celebrate. You’re eating lasagna and losing weight for cryin’ out loud!  

Enjoy Lunch Line Lasagna with a rebooted fresh Capital Caesar Salad, Extra CROUTONS! from Chapter 5. 

Excerpted from The DIRTY, LAZY, KETO Dirt Cheap Cookbook by Stephanie Laska and William Laska. Copyright © 2020 by Stephanie Laska and William Laska. Used with permission of the publisher, Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

12

Serving Size:

1 grams

Amount Per Serving: Unsaturated Fat: 0g

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Jennifer

Saturday 26th of March 2022

This recipe was good but "no watery residue" was an absolute lie. It was actually lasagna soup. The next day, it had set up, but then again, so does traditional lasagna. I'll definitely make it again because of the flavor and ease, but next time, I'll eat it as leftovers.

Shakeia Rieux

Saturday 3rd of October 2020

I love lasagna, and I be looking for different recipes to try! I haven't tried any of the keto recipes but I definitely want to try this one!

Shirley O

Monday 28th of September 2020

I like recipes that cook up fast & easy. This sounds like a recipe book that I would enjoy.

ivy pluchinsky

Monday 28th of September 2020

I love a good lasagna recipe

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