Sunday, August 24, 2008

Lasagna

8 lasagna noodles
1 lb ground beef or turkey
1 medium onion
10 oz frozen spinach drained and squeezed dry
1 glass jar of pasta sauce (I like to get the kind with lots of chunky veggies)
1/2 pkg cream cheese (or neufchatel for less fat) at room temperature
1 16 oz tub cottage cheese
1/3 C parmesan cheese
mozzerella cheese (approx 1 C)

  • Boil noodles according to package and set to the side
  • Brown the meat with onion
  • Add 2/3 of the pasta sauce and all the spinach to the meat mixture
  • Mix cream cheese, cottage cheese, and parmesan together
  • In 13x9 in baking dish, layer in this order 1/3 meat sauce, 4 noodles, 1/2 cheese, 1/3 meat sauce, 4 noodles, 1/2 cheese, 1/3 meat sauce, and mozzerella
  • (hint-- use enough meat sauce to cover the area of the pan. If there's not enough to cover on the top layer, use remaining 1/3 jar of pasta sauce to cover it)
  • Cover with foil
  • Bake at 350 for 30 min
  • Remove foil for 5 more min or until cheese is bubbly
This is a great one to freeze either before or after you make it. Crank up the heat and allow for more time if you're pulling it straight from the freezer

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