Description
Whole wheat noodles and lean ground beef make this tasty favorite a little lighter.
Ingredients
- 12 whole wheat lasagna noodles
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, or to taste
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1 (16 ounce) package cottage cheese
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 1 ½ (25 ounce) jars tomato-basil pasta sauce
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles and cook for 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- Meanwhile
- place ground beef
- garlic
- oregano
- garlic powder
- salt
- and black pepper in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until beef is crumbly and evenly browned
- about 10 minutes.
- Mix cottage cheese
- Parmesan cheese
- and eggs together in a large bowl until thoroughly combined.
- Lay 4 noodles side by side on the bottom of a 9×13-inch baking pan; top with a layer of prepared tomato-basil sauce
- a layer of ground beef mixture
- and a layer of cottage cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice more
- ending with a layer of sauce; sprinkle mozzarella cheese on top. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
- Bake in the preheated oven until the lasagna is bubbling and the cheese has melted
- about 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese has begun to brown
- about 10 more minutes. Allow to stand at least 10 minutes before serving.
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins
Servings: 8