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Lasagna Using Cottage Cheese

High Protein Lasagna with Cottage Cheese

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  • Author: Julie
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 6 large servings
  • Category: dinner
  • Method: oven

Description

A high protein lasagna recipe using cottage cheese, this lasagna combines a savory meat sauce with protein-packed cottage cheese for the ultimate comfort food.

Ingredients

3 cloves garlic, peeled and diced
1 onion, diced
Olive oil (just enough to saute the garlic and onion)
1 zucchini, grated (I use my rotary grater to make this step super simple)
1 pound lean ground beef
2 cups marinara sauce (Rao’s works great!)
3 cups cottage cheese
2.5 tablespoons Italian seasoning
6 no-boil oven ready lasagna noodles (plus a couple more if you prefer a more noodle-y lasagna)
3/4 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
Parmesan cheese (grated, optional)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. In a large pan, saute onion and garlic in a bit of olive oil over medium heat for a couple of minutes. Add zucchini and saute until zucchini cooks down a bit.
  3. Add ground beef and cook until beef is browned and no pink remains. If a lot of liquid remains in the pan, drain the liquid and return to the stovetop.
  4. Pour marinara sauce over meat mixture and stir to completely combine. Allow sauce to simmer on low as you make your cottage cheese mixture.
  5. In a medium-size bowl, combine cottage cheese and Italian seasoning.
  6. Now it’s time to layer your lasagna! In a 9×13 baking dish, pour 1/3 of the marinara mixture, taking care to spread it out evenly all over the bottom of the dish.
  7. Top with 3 of the oven ready lasagna noodles. (The lasagna noodles will not completely fill the entire baking dish and that’s okay! You may break up an extra noodle or two to completely fill your baking dish if you prefer additional noodles, but no one in our family has ever missed the extra noodles. We love a saucy/cheesier lasagna!)
  8. Top noodles with 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture.
  9. Repeat the layers a second time, adding 1/3 of the marinara, the 3 remaining noodles and the rest of the cottage cheese on top of the noodles.
  10. Top with remaining marinara mixture followed by the shredded cheese.
  11. Cover lasagna with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes until cheese is slightly browned and bubbly.
  12. Allow to cool slightly before slicing. Top with a dusting of grated parmesan cheese, if desired. Enjoy!!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 slice
  • Calories: 439
  • Sugar: 15g
  • Sodium: 715g
  • Fat: 11g
  • Saturated Fat: 4g
  • Carbohydrates: 49g
  • Fiber: 7g
  • Protein: 39g
  • Cholesterol: 24mg

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