Cottage Cheese Lasagna
Serves 1230 mins prep60 mins cook
This Cottage Cheese Lasagna is a twist on a comfort food classic. With layers of noodles, rich and flavorful cottage cheese spinach filling, this lighter version of traditional lasagna has everything you'd expect from this beloved meal. The whole family is guaranteed to have dancing taste buds after the first bite.
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What you need

clove garlic

yellow onion

lb ground beef

tsp oregano

tsp italian seasoning

tsp paprika

tsp chili powder

tsp salt

tsp cracked black pepper

oz marinara sauce

oz low fat cottage cheese

egg

cup grated parmesan cheese

tsp oregano

oz frozen spinach

cooked lasagna noodles

cup shredded mozzarella
Instructions
0 Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and onions to the pan and cook until nice and browned, approximately 3-5 minutes. 1 Add the ground beef to the pan and break into bite size pieces. Cook until fully cooked through, mixing often, approximately 5 minutes. 2 Add the oregano, italian seasoning, paprika, chili powder, salt and pepper to the beef mixture and combine to evenly coat. 3 Add sauce, combine and simmer while you prepare the cottage cheese filling. 4 For the filling: combine the cottage cheese, eggs, parmesan cheese, oregano, Italian seasoning, salt and pepper and mix well to combine. 5 Add the defrosted and strained spinach to the cottage cheese mixture and mix to combine. 6 Spray a 9x13 inch baking dish with non stick cooking spray. Add a dollop of the meat mixture to the bottom of the dish to lightly coat the bottom. Top with 4 noodles, the noodles are the width of the baking dish (short side) not the length. 7 Top the noodles evenly with ½ cup mozzarella cheese (56g), followed by half the meat mixture. Use a spoon or spatula to evenly spread the mixture over the noodles. Top the meat mixture with half the cottage cheese filling and spread to coat the top. Repeat with 4 noodles, ½ cup cheese, remaining meat mixture, remaining cottage cheese filling and 1 cup cheese on top. 8 Place the baking dish on a baking sheet to catch any overflow. Cover the dish with foil, try to avoid touching the cheese on top so that it doesn’t stick to the foil. Bake for 50 minutes. 9 Remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes until the cheese is melted and browned and the sauce is nice and bubbly at the edges. 10 Top with freshly chopped parsley and cut into 12 equal servings and enjoy this easy lasagna recipe.View original recipe
