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.
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Originally Published April 21, 2016. Revised and Republished January 24, 2020.
This dish was absolutely delicious! Thanks for the great recipe!
This has become a welcome addition to our THM meal rotation. Every time I serve it, we are amazed at how much we enjoy this recipe. One of the best THM meals ever!
This looks amazing. I’m a huge fan of cooking with ground turkey and always love finding new recipes to use it in.
This was absolutely one of my favorite lasagnas ever! The fact that there’s no actual pasta in it does not phase the quality of the dish. Thank you for sharing. *I loved it so much that I am making my first recipe review, ever!*
This was amazing! I made my own Alfredo sauce to go with it. I also added plenty of italian seasoning to the meat, ricotta mixture and Alfredo sauce. My 12 year old daughter gave it 2 thumbs up and said I can definitely make it again.
This was fantastic! I used drained cottage cheese to which I added Italian spice and garlic. I did add some leftover steamed broccoli and cauliflower to get it out of the fridge…
I just popped this in the oven! Can’t wait to eat it. I made homemade alfredo sauce, and added fresh basil to the ground turkey, also added dried basil and red pepper flakes to the ricotta mixture. I’m sure it will be a huge hit! Thank you!
do you have a thm alfredo already blogged?
I do not. If you search low carb alfredo there are a ton out there. It is basically butter, cream, and cheese.
Thank you so much! I actually found some jar Alfredo that was almost no carbs at all. I’ve made this up and I need to cook it next week. Do you think it would freeze? Before I cooked it and then I could take it out and throw it and freeze it? Just wondering about the ricotta if it would freeze well. Didn’t know if anybody had tried this or not.
Would I be able to substitute fresh spinach, fresh garlic, and fresh onion?
Yes, but I would saute them first.
I made this last night and it was absolutely delicious. I served it as a family meal which included my 11 and 13 year old grand daughters. It was a huge hit. The girls made me promise to make it again soon. I did add additional seasoning…oregano, basil, and a pinch of cayenne. The only change I would make would be to use more ground chicken the next time…and there will be a next time.
DELICIOUS! Love this alfredo version! 🙂 I also loved someone’s idea of making this in the crockpot in the summer heat!
How do I make a thm friendly alfredo sauce?
Alfredo sauce is basically butter, cream, and cheese so most are thm friendly for an S meal.
There is a version on Pinterest that uses cauliflower that my friend said was really good!
Made this last night…..I misread directions and only used 1 lb ground chicken 🙁
Used Cottage Cheese as I had no Ricotta
Used Fresh Spinach instead of frozen
LOL…It was soupy but everyone LOVED it!!!!!
There are probably a lot of variations to do this recipe but thanks SO mush for making a white version…not a red sauce gal
This was delicious! I substituted brocccoli for the spinach. We recently had a bad experience with a foreign object in our frozen spinach that I won’t name for the sake of everyone’s stomachs lol so I’m a little set off from frozen spinach for a while. The broccoli in it was delicious though! Next time I may use low fat ricotta to lighten up the meal a bit, maybe even use half creamer half water? Not sure. It felt like a heavy s.
Could you use fresh spinich?
Yes