White Keto Lasagna
Layers of alfredo sauce, browned meat, spinach, and oodles of cheese make the perfect lazy white lasagna. By subbing spinach for the noodles you cut back on the carbs and end up with a delicious keto lasagna entree! This easy recipe is low carb, keto, gluten-free, grain-free, sugar-free, and Trim Healthy Mama friendly.
If you are from the Trim Healthy Mama community chances are you’ve tried the Lazy Lasagna from the Trim Healthy Mama Cookbook. And chances are you loved it. I see it mentioned all the time in the Facebook groups and I’ve never seen a bad review. If you haven’t tried that one go buy the cookbook and make it. And then come make my Lazy White Lasagna.
This is inspired by the hit recipe from the THM Cookbook but I left out the tomato sauce and cottage cheese and added alfredo sauce and ricotta. I kept it under ten ingredients and tried to simplify the prep a bit. I had the idea to make this months ago but kept putting it off. I wish I hadn’t. It is rich and creamy with bubbly cheese and a hint of garlic. I served it with a quick Caesar salad with my two-minute homemade dressing.
Every night my husband says, “Thank you, honey, for a nice dinner”. But on the really good nights halfway through his meal, he pauses for a second, looks up at me, and also says, “This is REALLY good”. On White Lazy Lasagna night he did just that. And two of the four kids asked for third helpings.
How to Make Keto Lasagna with spinach instead of noodles:
Using spinach instead of noodles is faster than traditional lasagna if you normally boil your noodles. And it is a lot easier than thinly slicing vegetables and using those in place of the noodles. You can convert your family’s favorite lasagna to be low carb just by using spinach instead of noodles.
Can I use zucchini?
You can also do this using thinly cut zucchini. I recommend slicing the zucchini with a mandolin so it is even and then lightly salting it and pressing out the liquid with a clean absorbent towel or paper towels. Otherwise, it will release too much liquid and make your lasagna soggy.
Steps for Low Carb Lasagna:
Step 1: Brown the meat and stir in the alfredo sauce.
Step 2: Mix up the ricotta mixture and spread on top of the meat.
Step 3: Add some spinach on top.
Step 4: Top with shredded mozzarella.
Step 5: Repeat steps 1-4.
Step 6: Bake and enjoy!
Can I use ground beef or ground chicken?
Yes. Any type of ground meat will work for this recipe but I prefer the milder flavor of ground turkey or ground chicken.
Can I make this keto lasagna without meat?
Can I use fresh spinach?
Fresh spinach releases a lot of liquid when cooking and can make your lasagna soggy. I recommend lightly sauteing it first if you want to use fresh spinach.
Can I use fresh mozzarella?
I love fresh mozzarella but that also releases a lot of liquid. It is better to use the regular packed cube or shredded mozzarella for this keto lasagna.
What should I serve with my keto lasagna?
More Low Carb Italian Entrees:
Keto Meatballs with Sausage and Ground Beef
Italian Baked Chicken with Sausage
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White Keto Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1.5 lb ground turkey or chicken
- 16 oz alfredo sauce (jarred or homemade)
- 2 cups ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- 1/2 tsp salt, divided
- 1 tsp dried minced garlic
- 1 tsp dried minced onion
- 12 oz frozen spinach, thawed and drained well
- 8 oz shredded mozzarella
Instructions
- In a large frying pan brown the meat. Crumble it into small pieces (I use a potato masher to do this) while cooking. Remove from the heat and add the alfredo sauce and 1/2 tsp salt. Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350 if baking immediately (you can also refrigerate for a day or two before baking).
- In a separate bowl whisk together the ricotta, egg, 1/2 tsp salt, garlic, and onion.
- Spread half the meat in the bottom of a large casserole dish. Top with half the ricotta and then half the spinach. Sprinkle half the mozzarella on top. Repeat the layers: meat, ricotta, spinach, and the finish with the rest of the mozzarella on top.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the cheese on top is golden and bubble.
Nutrition
Originally Published April 21, 2016. Revised and Republished January 24, 2020.
I’m going to add a layer of grill’d eggplant. What do u think???
Sounds good to me! I love eggplant but my husband is mildly allergic so I don’t use it much.
Would it affect much (just picking your brain) if I used beef or Italian sausage?
Nope 🙂
Oh my! Just made this! Best dish I’ve tasted in a long time! Perfect!
Would cottage cheese work? I don’t have the ricotta on hand and am trying to save myself a trip to the store.
Yup!
How many carbs i n each serving of the White Lay Lasagna recipe ?
I just added nutrition facts under the printable recipe box. If you use homemade alfredo it would reduce the carbs by 2-3 grams per serving. I calculated it with Classico jarred Alfredo sauce.
Perfect! Thank you so much!
Can this be made in the crockpot? I really want to make this meal, but living in AZ I don’t want to use my oven just yet lol.
I think so. I would cook the meat in the crock pot, drain it, and then proceed with the rest of the recipe. Once it is layered in the crock pot it should only take a couple hours.
Perfect! Thank you so much!
I made this tonight for my family, my sister’s family, and my parents and we all LOVED it! Thank you so much for posting this.
For THM is this an S or an “E” – i’m still learning and trying to figure them out.i’m thinking “E”??
Hi Kimberly, this is an S since the cheese, meat, and sauce are higher in fat but low carb.
Thanks for this fun meal idea!
I took your base and added mushrooms and cauliflower to it! Very yummy! I will be adding it to our meal rotation.
~Sarah
Has anyone tried freezing this after it’s been cooked? Would love to make a big batch and freeze in individual sized portions…..
Dawn, I have frozen servings of the original lazy lasagna and it works fine.
Would fresh spinach work?
Thank you.
I would saute it for a minute or two to release some of the liquid first.
What size pan do you use to bake this in?
I used a large rectangle pyrex. I think it is 10×13. If you have another size that would work too.
In the assembly instructions for the Lazy White Lasagna, you forgot to indicate when to add the Alfredo sauce.
Hi Melissa,
It is in the directions. You add it to the meat after browning it. It is in the first step in both the post and the printable recipe.
Hope that helps!
Hi Taryn,
Can you tell me how many servings this makes and what the nutrition values are. Thanks Linda
6-8 servings. I don’t have nutrition values. Sorry. It will vary based on the alfredo sauce you use. You can calculate it here: https://www.caloriecount.com/cc/recipe_analysis.php