Low Carb Keto Lasagna Recipe with Cottage Cheese (2024)

Last Updated March 3, 2024. Published May 11, 2020 By Davinah Cenou Montezuma

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Lasagna is one of my favorite comfort foods, but I usually avoid this dish. Each serving of meat sauce, cheese, and lasagna noodles pack more than 30g net carbs. This Low Carb and Keto Lasagna Recipe with Cottage Cheese is one of my favorite keto-friendly Italian food remakes. It has all the flavor and feels of traditional lasagna with less than 10g net carbs.

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Low Carb Keto Lasagna Noodle Options

One of the biggest challenges when making keto lasagna is cutting the carbs from the noodles. As I mentioned above, noodles have more than 30g of carbs per serving, making the entire dish out of reach for most following a keto or low-carb lifestyle.

In this recipe, I’m usinghearts of palm lasagna noodles.It comes in a can and each one has 60 calories with 4g net carbs. I prefer this option because these noodles are already pre-cut for lasagna and they’re low in calories.

Some other keto substitutes for lasagna noodles are:

• Cauliflower Pizza Crust:the traditional Italian crust makes a circular version of this dish. I’ve used 2 crusts to make the layers. Both crusts are 540 calories with 6g net carbs.
• Sliced Zucchini: a large zucchini has 55 calories and 7g net carbs.

Cottage Cheese Lasagna – Benefits of Using Cottage Cheese

You’ll notice that this lasagna recipe uses cottage cheese. And, you might be wondering, why not use ricotta?

While you can use ricotta cheese, for me, the creaminess of cottage cheese is my secret to better-for-you lasagna that doesn’t skimp on or sacrifice flavor.

Specifically, cottage cheese has nearly 70 fewer calories and 5g fewer carbs per serving when compared to ricotta cheese. Plus, it has about 13g of protein per serving.

In general, cottage cheese is super versatile and works in everything from this keto lasagna to this high-protein cottage cheese queso, which includes ground meat, spices, and other wholesome ingredients.

How to Make Keto Lasagna with Cottage Cheese

Making Lasagna with Cottage Cheese is quite similar to making traditional lasagna. This post has a video in the recipe card so I won’t recap all the steps, but here is a quick summary:

1. Make the meat sauce
2. Mix the cottage cheese layer
3. Layer & Bake

Storage & Meal Prep

Cottage Cheese Lasagna reheats well and should be stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. There are 6-8 servings in this recipe, which is perfect for meal prepand keeping things simple throughout the week. I generally make 6 servings when eating this alone, but prefer 8 when I’m enjoying this with a side salad or steamed vegetable.

If you’re making this to use later as a frozen meal option, just add each serving to a freezer-safe dish and store it for up to one month. I like to take it out of the freezer the night before I’ll eat it and put it in the refrigerator. By lunch or dinner the next day, it just needs a few minutes to heat in the microwave.

More Keto Italian Food Remakes

• Ultimate Keto Italian Food Recipes List
• Crustless Pizza Casserole
• Italian Sausage Meatballs
• Keto Risotto

More Low Carb & Keto Cottage Cheese Recipes

Keto Lasagna is not the only thing that tastes more delicious because of the creamy goodness of cottage cheese. Some other keto-friendly cottage cheese recipes are:

• Low Carb Cottage Cheese Pancakes
• Keto Breakfast Muffins
• Mixed Berry Popsicles
• High Protein Dip for Veggies
• Bacon Cottage Cheese Dip
• Chicken Stuffed Peppers