polenta lasagna

(2 ratings)
Recipe by
Terrie Hoelscher
Harpers Ferry, WV

This is another recipe from the Weight Watchers cookbook, "Slow Cook It" cookbook. Weight Watchers POINTS value = 6 points per serving; the recipe serves 6 people. Disclaimer: I have not made this recipe, yet. I am posting it as a response in answer to others' requests for some new, different and interesting Weight Watchers recipes.

(2 ratings)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 10 Min

Ingredients For polenta lasagna

  • 3/4 lb
    hot italian turkey sausage links, casings removed
  • 8 oz
    sliced mushrooms
  • 24 oz
    jar of fat-free marinara sauce
  • 18 oz
    tube of fat-free plain polenta, cut into 18 rounds
  • 10 oz
    pkg. of frozen, chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1 c
    fat-free ricotta cheese
  • 1
    zucchini, very thinly sliced
  • 3/4 c
    shredded fat-free mozzarella cheese
  • 1/4 c
    grated parmesan cheese

How To Make polenta lasagna

  • 1
    Heat a large, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Add sausage and cook, breaking it apart with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 8 minutes. Transfer sausage with a slotted spoon to a plate. Add mushrooms to skillet and cook, stirring occasionally, until liquid is absorbed and mushrooms are tender, about 5 minutes.
  • 2
    Spray a 5- or 6-quart slow cooker with non-stick spray. Spread 1/3 cup of marinara sauce in bottom of slow cooker. Top with 6 slices of the polenta [if they don't cover the bottom entirely, that is A-OK!], half of the spinach, half of the mushrooms. Spread 1/2-cup ricotta over mushrooms and spinach. Top with half of sausage, 1 cup marinara sauce, and half of zucchini. Repeat with 6 slices of polenta, remaining spinach, mushrooms, ricotta and sausage, 1 cup marinara sauce, and remaining zucchini. Top with remaining 6 polenta slices and marinara sauce. Cover and cook until lasagna is hot and bubbling, 2-1/2 to 3 hours on high, or 5 - 6 hours on low.
  • 3
    Turn off slow cooker. Sprinkle lasagna with mozzarella and Parmesan. Cover and let stand 20 minutes before serving. Cut into 6 pieces.

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