No Boil Lasagna - Delicious Recipe

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
• 4 cloves chopped garlic
• 1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 tablespoons oil oil
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 4 cups spaghetti sauce
• 1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes (or chopped)
• 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 1/2 cups 2% cottage cheese
• 1/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon basil
• 12 no cook lasagna noodles
• salt and pepper
• 1/2 cup beef broth
• 1 egg

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 mix cottage cheese, oregano, basil and egg. set aside.
• 3 in a deep saucepan, over medium heat, add butter and olive oil. add onions, peppers, chopped parsley and cook a few minutes until soft. add ground beef, break apart beef so that its very small and mix up. add garlic. cook a few minutes until the meat is completely browned. add spaghetti sauce and tomatoes. cook a few minutes more until bubbly. sprinkle liberally with salt and pepper.(note: if you use extra lean ground beef then there is no reason the drain). turn off heat and set aside.
• 4 assemble lasagna: spray deep 9 x 13 pan with pam. put 3/4 cup sauce on the bottom of the pan. put 3 noodle over ( don't have them touch each other or the sides. apply 1/4 sauce over, 1/4 of cottage cheese mixture 1/4 of mozzarella and 1/3 of parmesan. do this 2x more .and end with last 1/4 of items. pour beef broth over.
• 5 cover with foil and bake for 30 minutes or until bubbly and cooked through. uncover and bake another 15 minutes ( more or less until slightly browned.
• 6 remove from oven and let sit 5-10 minutes before cutting and serving.