Beef / Pork

Yummy Lasagna is for Dinner.

Yummy Lasagna takes several minutes to prepare.

Yummy Lasagna takes several minutes to cook.

Yummy Lasagna makes 8 servings.

The ingredients for Yummy Lasagna are:

1 lb ground beef
1 can Italian season diced tomatoes, drained
1 cup sliced mushrooms
1/2 medium onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, pressed
One pack Oven Ready Lasagna Noodles
1 egg, beaten
16 oz lowfat cottage cheese
1- 4 cup package shredded mozzarella
1/2 cup shredded parmesan
1 10 oz pack frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained (you actually only need 1/2 the package)
1 jar (and maybe a little more - like 1 cup) marinara sauce

Here is how you make Yummy Lasagna:

Spray a 13x9x3 inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray and preheat the oven to 375 degrees.Brown ground beef, about halfway, add onions, garlic, tomatoes and mushrooms. Continue to cook until the bulk of the liquid has evaporated.In a separate bowl, mix cottage cheese, 2 cups mozzarella, parmesan, egg and spinach.Assemble lasagna as follows:Very thin layer of marinara on bottom of pan4 uncooked sheets of pasta (overlapping), 1/3 cheese mixture, 1/2 meat/veg mixture, 1 cup mozzarella, thin layer of marinara4 uncooked sheets of pasta (overlapping), 1/3 cheese mixture, layer of marinara4 uncooked sheets of pasta (overlapping), remaining cheese mixture and meat/veg mixture, and another thin layer of marinara4 uncooked sheets of pasta (overlapping), last bit of marinara sauce and 1 cup of mozzarellaBake, covered with foil until bubbly, 50-60 minutes. Uncover and continue cooking, if cheese hasn't melted, for about 5minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving - serves 12.For a lower calorie/lower fat version:substitute 1 package Morningstar Meal Starters Veggie Crumbles for ground beefuse only 1 cup of mozzarella in the cheese mixture and NO parmesanNumber of Servings: 8Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SPOOKYJRG.

The nutritional information for Yummy Lasagna is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 8
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 682.3

• Total Fat: 35.2 g
• Cholesterol: 147.3 mg
• Sodium: 1,202.9 mg
• Total Carbs: 35.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.0 g
• Protein: 53.5 g