Making safe Lasagna

 Lasagna. so satisfying. Here is how I make it compliant with my diet.

1. Start with a good gluten free lasagna pasta. Must also be free from corn. I have found these Jovial noodles made with rice flour. Bonus: they don't need pre-boiled. Use straight from the box.

2. Mozzarella cheese needs to be free from corn starch. Often this is added to pre-shredded cheese to prevent clumping. I use a mozzarella cheese block and shred it myself. 8 ounces is the same as one bag. Also cheaper this way.

3. Ricotta cheese is a no no. It usually contains white vinegar. I use Daisey brand cottage cheese instead. Daisey does not contain vinegar. White vinegar will flare me.

Here's the recipe I used:

Ingredients:

1 box Jovial Lasagna noodles

1 or 1 and 1/2 pound ground meat

1 jar spaghetti sauce

2 eggs

8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

16 ounce Daisey cottage cheese

1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese (make sure no corn starch)

1 zucchini sliced (or other vegetables as desired such as spinach and broccoli)

1/2 cup sliced mushroom

Directions:

1. brown ground meat in pan

2. mix meat with most of the spaghetti sauce

3. pour rest of sauce in baking pan

4. combine cheeses and egg in separate bowl

5. layer noodles, meat, cheese mixture and vegetables

6. bake 50 minutes at 375 degrees

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Gluten Free Lasagna made with Jovial pasta

 Sometimes you just get an amazing craving for lasagna. I do. So last week I wanted some so badly. Of course I had to make my own since I am gluten and corn free. Here is the recipe I used but it may be tweaked as needed. 

These Jovial lasagna noodles held up nicely. The best thing is that I used them straight out of the box! No precooking needed. 

Why this fits in with my diet: I must avoid all gluten and corn as well as gluten and corn derivatives. The only ingredient that Jovial uses in these noodles is rice flour. I substitute Daisy cottage cheese for Ricotta which is usually used in lasagna. However ricotta is made with distilled white vinegar, which is derived from corn. Avoiding these things keeps my Crohn's from flaring.

Meat layer: 

1/2 pound ground meat (any)

2 jars spaghetti sauce

1 green pepper (diced)

large handful fresh mushrooms

Cheese layer:

Large container Daisy cottage cheese (this brand does not use vinegar)

8 cheese sticks cut into small pieces (most precut or shredded cheese contain starches)

2 eggs

basil and oregano to taste

Alternate layers of pasta, meat and cheese until everything is used up. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.

Bake 375 for 50 minutes

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