Description
A delicious homemade lasagna with layers of meat sauce, cottage cheese, and mozzarella cheese.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2/3 cup chopped white or yellow onion
- 1 pound ground beef
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 32 ounces marinara sauce
- 16 ounces small curd cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs
- 1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 10 ounces frozen spinach – thawed with excess moisture squeezed out
- 12 oven ready lasagna noodles
- 2 cups low moisture shredded mozzarella cheese
- Fresh chopped parsley – optional for topping
Instructions
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat on the stovetop with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Once the pan is hot, add the onion and toss and cook it until translucent.
- Add in the ground beef and break it up in the pan using a wooden spoon. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, salt and pepper.
- Cook the meat until it is no longer pink then turn the heat down to a simmer and stir in the marinara sauce. Cover and simmer the sauce for a few minutes until fragrant.
- Add all of the filling ingredients (cottage cheese, eggs, Italian seasoning, garlic powder, parmesan cheese, salt and pepper, frozen spinach) to a medium bowl and mix well to combine.
- Preheat the oven to 375°F and spray a 9×13 lasagna pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking.
- Layer 1/2 cup of the sauce mixture in the bottom of the pan, then 3-4 lasagna noodles. It is okay if some are overlapping.
- Then layer on more sauce and half of the cottage cheese mixture.
- Add another layer of the noodles, sauce, then cheese mixture. Optionally, add a handful of shredded mozzarella in between the layers.
- Finish with one last layer of lasagna noodles, the remaining meat sauce and mozzarella cheese.
- Spray a large piece of foil with cooking spray and place the sprayed side over the lasagna covering it.
- Bake the lasagne on the middle rack of the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Remove the foil, increase the oven temperature to 400°F, place the lasagna on the top rack of the oven and bake for 7-10 more minutes until the top is golden and bubbly.
- Remove the lasagna from the oven and allow it to cool for at least 30 minutes.
- Top it with fresh parsley, slice and serve!
Notes
- Make sure to squeeze out excess moisture from the spinach before adding it to the filling.
- This dish is perfect for leftovers and freezes well.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 55 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Bake
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 900mg
- Fat: 25g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 150mg