All the flavors you love from a traditional lasagna, but without the carb-heavy pasta and the time-consuming assembly. Our quick keto lasagna will become your new weeknight favorite.
April 13 2022 recipe by Jill Wallentin, photo by Lenka Selinger, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dinner, Meal
All the flavors you love from a traditional lasagna, but without the carb-heavy pasta and the time-consuming assembly. Our quick keto lasagna will become your new weeknight favorite.
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6 servingservings
Ingredients
Meat and cabbage mix
- 10 oz. 280 g green cabbage, shredded
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 (4 oz.) 1 (110 g) yellow onion, finely choppedyellow onions, finely chopped
- 2 2 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- 2 lbs 900 g ground beef or ground turkey
- 1½ tsp 1½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ½ tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp dried basil
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 cup (9 oz.) 240 ml (250 g) crushed tomatoes
Cheese sauce
- ¾ cup 180 ml heavy whipping cream
- 3 oz. (6 tbsp) 85 g (90 ml) cream cheese
- 1 1 garlic clove, mincedgarlic cloves, minced
- salt and ground black pepper
- 5 oz. (1¼ cups) 140 g (290 ml) shredded cheese
- 2 tbsp 2 tbsp fresh basil as garnish (optional)
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Instructions
Instructions are for 6 servings. Please modify as needed.
Preheat oven to 400ºF (200ºC).
Shred the cabbage by cutting the cabbage head in half and slicing it with a sharp knife into thin cabbage noodles.
Heat a large frying pan or ovenproof skillet on medium-high heat. Add the cabbage and a splash of water. Toss it around with a tong and cook until the cabbage is soft. Remove from the pan and drain.
Return the same pan to the stove and add the olive oil. When hot, add garlic and onion. Fry until it starts to get soft and translucent.
Add the ground meat to the pan. Fry while breaking the meat up using a spatula. Season with salt, ground black pepper, basil, and oregano. Add the crushed tomatoes and the cooked cabbage when the meat starts to get brown. Give it a good mix and let it simmer for a couple of minutes while you prepare the cheese sauce.
Mix the heavy whipping cream, cream cheese, garlic, salt, and pepper in a bowl until smooth.
Pour it on top of the meat and cabbage mixture. Sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes or until the cheese has a golden color.
Let it cool a bit before serving. Garnish with fresh basil.
Tips
If you don't have an ovenproof skillet or frying pan, you can transfer the meat and cabbage mixture to a baking dish and top with the sauce and cheese before baking it in the oven.
If you want a more traditional lasagna, you can boil whole cabbage leaves and use them instead of pasta—layering the cabbage, meat mixture, and cream sauce.
Serve with a crisp green salad.
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4 comments
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Barbara
April 24 2022
A new favorite! This was easy to make (aside from first-time challenges) and delicious to eat. The seasoning was perfect as in the recipe. Next time I might add a little "heat" which we like--jalapenos or a sprinkle of hot sauce. Two meals for the two of us in this amount.
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Kerry Merritt Team Diet Doctor
April 25 2022
A new favorite! This was easy to make (aside from first-time challenges) and delicious to eat. The seasoning was perfect as in the recipe. Next time I might add a little "heat" which we like--jalapenos or a sprinkle of hot sauce. Two meals for the two of us in this amount.
Love the idea of adding some heat! So glad you enjoyed it!
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Carole
June 8 2022
I liked this recipe a lot, as did my family. For the cabbage, I got a bag of pre-shredded angel hair cabbage and it worked just fine. I always make a recipe "as written"the first time, but next time I make this I think I'll add another clove of garlic and a bit more basil and oregano. But overall, the taste was lovely and this is a definite repeat recipe.
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Mary
July 9 2022
Easy to prep.
Filling.
Tastes bland.
Maybe add spicy Italian sausage.
And some Italian cheeses.
Yes, I will make it again.
