Cashew Pesto Lasagna Recipe

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Cashew Pesto Lasagna
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Directions:

  1. Place the first five ingredients (using only 1/2 of the cashews) into a food processer and pulse or use a hand blender until you have a moist paste
  2. Add the cottage cheese and the eggs to the pesto sauce and blend again until just blended together but tiny chunks of cashews are still visible
  3. Do not overmix
  4. Set aside
  5. Saute the mushrooms and onions with the butter and the salt and pepper until the most of the butter is absorbed
  6. Add the cooked chicken to the mushrooms and onions and the other half of the chopped cashews
  7. Mix well
  8. Set aside
  9. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan
  10. Pour 1 cup of the spaghetti sauce in the bottom of the pan
  11. Lay 3 cooked lasagna noodles side by side on top of the sauce
  12. Pour a line of the pesto/cottage cheese/egg mixture along the middle of each noodle putting about 1/6 of the mixture on top of each one
  13. Mix the 1 1/2 cup of morzerella and the 1 1/2 cup of Monterey Jack cheese together and put 1/2 of the mixed cheeses over the pesto/cottage cheese/egg layer
  14. Sprinkle half of the mushroom/onion/chicken/cashew mixture over the previous layer
  15. Pour 1 cup of spaghetti sauce over the mushroom/onion/chicken/cashew layer
  16. Make another layer of ingredients following instructions from # 7 to # 11, ending with the spaghetti sauce
  17. Sprinkle the 1/8th cup of morzerella cheese over the top
  18. Bake 350 degrees farenheit for about 40 minutes
  19. It should be only slightly brown on top
  20. Let casserole sit for 10 minutes before serving for the dish to hold together better
  21. Cut between noodles and then horizontally to make 12 servings
  22. Serve with Salad and Garlic Bread
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 458.16 Kcal (1918 kJ)
Calories from fat 282.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 31.43g 48%
Cholesterol 95.41mg 32%
Sodium 976.4mg 41%
Potassium 367.27mg 8%
Total Carbs 19.41g 6%
Sugars 4g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2.11g 8%
Protein 25.93g 52%
Vitamin C 4.1mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 11%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 429.5mg 43%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 208.93 Kcal (875 kJ)
Calories from fat 129 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14.33g 48%
Cholesterol 43.51mg 32%
Sodium 445.25mg 41%
Potassium 167.48mg 8%
Total Carbs 8.85g 6%
Sugars 1.82g 16%
Dietary Fiber 0.96g 8%
Protein 11.83g 52%
Vitamin C 1.9mg 7%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 11%
Iron 0.7mg 8%
Calcium 195.9mg 43%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 11.4
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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