Better-than-Ever Cheesy Meat Lasagna

Better-than-Ever Cheesy Meat Lasagna recipe

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Not to brag or anything, but we've found a way for cheesy layers of noodles, ground beef and spaghetti sauce to fit into your healthy eating plan.

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 (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce

large tomato, chopped

egg

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

1/4

cup KRAFT Grated Parmesan Cheese

lasagna noodles, cooked

pkg. (7 oz.) KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese, divided

Make It

HEAT oven to 375°F.

BROWN meat with garlic and oregano in large saucepan. Stir in spaghetti sauce; simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in tomatoes. Mix egg, cottage cheese and Parmesan until well blended.

SPREAD 1/2 cup meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Top with layers of 3 noodles, half the cottage cheese mixture, 1/2 cup mozzarella and 1 cup sauce. Repeat layers. Top with remaining noodles and sauce; cover.

BAKE 30 min. or until heated through. Top with remaining mozzarella; bake, uncovered, 5 min. or until melted. Let stand 5 min. before serving.

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Kraft Kitchens Tips

Substitute

Substitute 1 container (15 oz.) part-skim ricotta cheese for the cottage cheese.

Makeover - How We Did It

We've made over a traditional lasagna that results in a savings of 140 calories and 10g of fat per serving by using extra-lean ground beef instead of sausage and decreasing the amount, using cottage cheese instead of ricotta cheese, decreasing the Parmesan and using KRAFT 2% Milk Shredded Mozzarella Cheese.

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babyrusse

posted:8/13/2009

I don't even like Lasagna much, but I loved this recipe. I even used wheat noodles and it turned out great!

a cook

posted:7/27/2009

I'm hooked with the entire website. This is extremely easy to make for the first time ever. I chose "oven ready pasta" which took an extra 15-20 minutes, but it was equally delicious. I also chose Meat sauce and added a pinch of Cumin to the meat itself. My husband loved it and took the rest to work. I will definitely make it over and over.

mnepperley

posted:7/17/2009

So easy and great tasting!

cassandra1974

posted:7/15/2009

I would make it again but substitute italian sausage for the ground beef. I added some red pepper flakes and basil to punch up the flavor of the meat sauce, and used 4 cups of a mozzarella/provolone cheese blend.

thudspeth2

posted:6/8/2009

It was delicious! However, I added green peppers and extra sauce. My husband loved it!

aswright1

posted:6/5/2009

VERY GOOD - almost rated it 5 stars, just because for the little amount of effort, you end up with a cheaper, tastier lasagna than even just buying Stouffer's. I omitted the large tomato, simply b/c I didn't have one on hand. Kids loved it, hubby wished the sauce had a bit more flavor...will probably add some diced mushrooms and other veggies next time as well. YUM!

nelliek80

posted:6/3/2009

Followed the recipe using Classico sauce and omitted the fresh tomato only because I didn't have it on hand. My husband loved it as well as the guests we had over. This recipe will definitely be a keeper!

cbo21

posted:6/2/2009

we loved it!!!! i used turkey meat instead but it was sooo good i just got through eating and i want more!! and as we speak my bf just got seconds so try it!! it was easy!!! im going to let everyone know about this recipe! next im going to throw in a can of rotel will let u know how that goes

Sonyeasmommy

posted:5/29/2009

Everyone loved it!! Very easy to make and freeze too. Just needs some spice, according to the recipe it's very bland. Next time we'll add crushed red peppers and black pepper.

kate611

posted:5/28/2009

Loved it! My husband said to add it as a "keeper" and that means it must be good.