I was hit with inspiration the other day as I was planning our meals. I have been doing a lot of recipes with soft cheeses stuffed into flattened chicken.
I had some low fat ricotta left over from another recipe and I was trying to think how could I use this up. Lasagna was the first thing that came to mind, but I cannot do pasta.
That’s when I came up with Low Carb Chicken Lasagna!
Low Carb Chicken Lasagna
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts (4 ounces each)
- 1 cup spaghetti sauce
- 1/4 cup low fat ricotta
- 1/4 cup low fat cottage cheese
- 1/2 T Italian seasoning
- 1/4 cup low fat mozzarella
- salt & pepper
Directions:
- Pound chicken to 1/4 inch thickness and season with salt and pepper
- Mix ricotta, cottage cheese and seasoning
- Pour 1/2 cup of spaghetti sauce on the bottom of your crock pot
- Place chicken breast in dish and fill with half of the ricotta mixture. Roll meat around filling. If you need you can hold it closed with a toothpick. Repeat with second breast.
- Pour remaining spaghetti sauce on chicken
- Cook on low for 4-6 hours
- 10 minutes before serving sprinkle cheese on top and place lid back on crock pot to melt cheese
Serves: 2 | Calories: 285 | Carbs: 13 | Fat: 8 | Protein: 24 | Fiber: 4
I cooked ours for 8 hours and it was a little dry that’s why I adjusted the timing, if you do make it and find the perfect timing let me know! Oh and yes I used cheddar cheese because I forgot to get mozzarella at the store, still very yummy.
I hope you enjoy my recipes as I’m not a great cook, but am having fun learning how to make healthier meals for me and my family.
I love this idea. I can totally get on board with chicken & ricotta cheese! 🙂
I love it because I can do just the chicken but serve some pasta (I’m thinking rigatoni would be perfect) for the men-folk in the house. I’m also always on the look out for good grain-free slow cooker recipes!
Oh you are so right! I love the idea of serving the pasta on the side! I do this with other recipes but didn’t think about it with these.
If you want I have a couple different meatball recipes (one Asian & one Italian) that go in the slow cooker, they have breadcrumbs in them but I’m sure you could just take them out. Let me know if you would want them.
This sounds good. I think I may try it though I think I might stick it under the broiler for a few minutes at the end. I like the browned effect 🙂 Good Idea.
I am craving to this chicken lasagna I cant wait to try this..
I love lasagna! I want to try this…Looks really awesome!