Cheesy Meat Lasagna Made Over

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I'm glad I read the reviews before I made this. I doubled the amount of beef and pasta sauce. I used ricotta cheese and mixed in the cheese and a beaten egg and some pepper...read more

posted by

rosiecheex

on 11/29/2010

time

prep:

30 min

total:

1 hr 5 min

servings

total:

9 servings

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What You Need

3/4

lb. extra lean ground beef

cloves garlic, minced

1-1/2

tsp. dried oregano leaves

jar (26 oz.) spaghetti sauce

large tomato, chopped

lasagna noodles, cooked, drained

container (16 oz.) BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese, divided

cups KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

Make It

PREHEAT oven to 375°F. Brown meat with garlic and oregano in medium saucepan. Stir in spaghetti sauce; simmer 5 min. Remove from heat; stir in tomatoes.

SPREAD 1/2 cup of the sauce mixture in 13x9-inch baking dish. Layer 3 noodles, 1 cup of the cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of the remaining sauce mixture in dish. Repeat layers. Top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce mixture. Cover with foil.

BAKE 30 min. or until heated through. Uncover; top with remaining 1 cup mozzarella cheese. Bake, uncovered, an additional 5 min. or until cheese is melted. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

Kraft Kitchens Tips

Makeover Savings

We've made over a traditional lasagna that results in a savings of 120 calories and 10 grams of fat per serving. We replaced the sausage with extra lean ground beef and decreased the amount, used cottage cheese in place of ricotta cheese and used KRAFT 2% Milk Natural Shredded Reduced Fat Mozzarella Cheese.

Make Ahead

Prepare as directed except for baking; cover. Refrigerate up to 24 hours. When ready to serve, bake, covered, at 375°F 40 min.

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rosie3535

posted:10/22/2007

i was a little wary of the cottage cheese, but after it was baked it had such a nice texture. i added a dash of dark brown sugar in with my meat mixture while it was simmering for a little sweet kick.

mandapandaabear

posted:10/8/2007

I really liked this recipe but i would suggest adding more of the sauce as well as the ricotta cheese other then that this was awesome

a cook