All the flavors of traditional lasagna (including noodles!) plus a few special extras make up the flavor profile of this ultimate lasagna.
Lasagna. Garfield’s favorite treat. The ultimate Italian comfort food. And one of my family’s (perhaps yours, too) most beloved meals. Unfortunately, when made in the typical traditional way, lasagna is a major bummer on your blood sugar.
Enter the beauty of Dreamfield’s pasta. Dreamfield’s tastes just like regular store-bought pasta, but it has a special coating that causes you to not digest the majority of the carbs.
For this reason, you’ll notice in the nutrition facts that the carbs look super high and, if you’re doing Trim Healthy Mama or keto, that makes this lasagna way off plan. But, because of this coating, eat serving yields a mere 5 carbs instead of the hefty amount indicated.
If for any reason you would rather not have yummy pasta, then you can easily sub it for eggplant, spaghetti squash, sliced zucchini, or whatever you like.
All the flavors of traditional lasagna (including noodles!) plus a few special extras make up the flavor profile of this ultimate lasagna.
- 1 pound ground Italian sausage
- 1 pound ground meat (beef, venison, elk, turkey, chicken, etc.)
- 1 small yellow onion, minced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 28 ounces canned diced tomatoes, drained
- 12 ounces tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 teaspoon mineral salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 16 ounces small curd cottage cheese
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, shredded
- 2 egg yolks, beaten
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley
- 1 teaspoon ground ceylon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon mineral salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
- 16 ounces mozzarella cheese, shredded
- dried or chopped parsley for garnish, optional
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Boil the Dreamfields pasta according to directions. Drain and set aside.
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Preheat oven to 350° Fahrenheit. Prepare a 9- by 13-inch glass or ceramic dish by lightly greasing it with coconut oil cooking spray; set aside.
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Mix the ground meat, sausage, and onions together in a pan over medium-high heat.
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Once the meats have browned, add the garlic and saute for about 1 minute. Mix in the remaining meat mixture ingredients and cook just until heated. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, mix together all of the creamy mixture ingredients.
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Lay 3 or 4 lasagna noodles in the bottom of the prepared dish.
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Spread out all of the creamy mixture on top these noodles.
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Sprinkle half the mozzarella cheese atop the creamy mixture.
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Lay another 3 or 4 lasagna noodles atop the mozzarella.
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Spread all of the meat mixture over these noodles.
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Pop in the oven for 20 minutes.
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Remove from oven and sprinkle on remaining mozzarella and optional garnish parsley.
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Return to the oven for an additional 20 minutes or until heated through and the cheese is melted and bubbly.
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Allow to cool at room temperature for at least 15 to 20 minutes before cutting into 12 squares with a serrated knife.
Since Dreamfields pasta has a special coating that makes most of its carbs non-digestible, each serving has a total 5 carbs in spite what the nutrition facts say.
Nutrition facts are approximate and may vary based on specific ingredients used.
Can’t wait to try it. Thanks!!
https://www.dietdoctor.com/the-dreamfields-pasta-fraud
You don’t need to post my comment, most people don’t post comments that are not complimentary, but this link explains why this is not a low carb meal
best to you!
Hi, Millie! Thank you kindly for you concern. That specific article has been heavily discussed in the Trim Healthy Mama and keto communities over the past few years. It has been debunked for multiple reasons, including for being misleading and for its primary source of information having been removed for inaccurate or incomplete information (specifically, this one: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/34/2/e17). If you are part of the THM community on Facebook, you can read Pearl Barrett’s (THM author) and various other authorities’ opinions on the Diet Doctor article here: https://www.facebook.com/notes/trim-healthy-mama/dreamfields-pasta-blood-sugar/473163619423461/
The conclusion–it was deemed that Dreamfields pasta is okay to use upon occasion (not daily).
As with any food, it is recommended that you be knowledgeable about your body’s own unique reaction via blood sugar levels (i.e. if Dreamfields spikes yours, avoid it; if you do ok, enjoy it). Be sure to include protein if you do enjoy Dreamfields pasta as this is important and, without it, can adversely affect your blood sugar levels (that is an unfairness of the “test” that the author of that article did–he ate no protein with Dreamfields).
If you’d still like to make my recipe above but want to avoid Dreamfields, you can sub it with the items I recommended in the article (just before the recipe card).
Hope this helps. Have a great day, Millie!
TJ, thank you for the taking the time to provide additional resources! The recipe looks great. I feel better about giving it a try now.
Wait a moment here…Dreamfields has Lasagna noodles? I’ve not seen those. Wow!
Yep, they do. I can never find them in stores though, only online. I’ve had a friend find them locally to her before though and she shipped me a bunch when they went on sale. You can substitute other noodles as well if you like or can’t get them.