Lasagna Casserole
Servings : 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef 90% lean or leaner
- 1 jar pasta sauce no sugar listed in ingredients
- 1 lb 100% whole grain pasta such as rotini, uncooked
- 8 oz cottage cheese
- 2 cups mozzarella divided, grated
- 2 egg
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350. Grease an 8X8 casserole dish.
- Cook beef in a large skillet until no longer pink. Add sauce. Using the empty sauce jar, add 1 jar full of water to beef mixture. Stir well.
- In a separate bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1 cup mozzarella, eggs, salt, and pepper. Stir well.
- Place 1 cup beef mixture in the bottom of the casserole dish. Top with 1/2 the noodles. Spread 1/2 the cheese mixture on top of noodles. Top with 2 cups beef mixture, remaining noodles, and remaining cheese mixture. Pour any remaining sauce over the top. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Bake, covered, 30 minutes. Uncover and bake 30 min longer or until casserole is bubbly and noodles are cooked.
Freezing Instructions
- Cook beef and assemble casserole as directed above. Do not bake. Cover tightly and freeze. When ready to cook, thaw completely and bake as directed.