Description
Make a satisfying family dinner with this simple lasagna recipe that swaps some or all ricotta for creamy cottage cheese. It is a great comfort food option.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef or Italian sausage
- 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1 (15 ounce) container cottage cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 9 oven-ready lasagna noodles
- 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Brown the ground meat in a large skillet over medium heat. Drain any excess fat.
- Stir the marinara sauce into the cooked meat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, mix the cottage cheese, egg, Parmesan cheese, oregano, and garlic powder. Season with salt and pepper.
- Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Arrange three lasagna noodles over the sauce layer.
- Spread half of the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the noodles.
- Sprinkle one-third of the mozzarella cheese over the cottage cheese layer.
- Spoon another layer of meat sauce over the cheese.
- Repeat the layers: three noodles, the remaining cottage cheese mixture, one-third of the mozzarella, and more sauce.
- Top with the final three noodles, the remaining sauce, and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 15 to 20 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly and lightly browned.
- Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.
Notes
- For a high-protein lasagna, cottage cheese is a fantastic substitute for ricotta. You can use all cottage cheese or mix it half and half.
- If you prefer not to use oven-ready noodles, cook your lasagna noodles according to package directions before assembling.
- This recipe works well as a crockpot lasagna; cook on low for 4-5 hours after assembling.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 45 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 9
- Sodium: 750
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 12
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 75