Cottage Cheese Lasagna
Delicious cheesy hearty lasagna replaces the ricotta with creamy cottage cheese for a delicious budget friendly option!
Servings: 10 servings
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb italian sausage
- 1 lasagna noodles package bake-ready
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 1 large onion diced
- 1 zucchini finely diced
- 1 eggplant skinned and diced small
- 2 bell peppers diced (optional)
- 1 large jar spaghetti sauce
- 1 large package mozzarella
- ½ cup dry red wine
- ½ cup whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- In a heavy pan, brown 1 lb italian sausage
- Add diced vegetables to pan and brown.
- Add sauce when vegetables and sausage has browned.
- Layer noodles, sauce/veggie/meat mix, cottage cheese and mozzarella in casserole dish.
- Layer four more times- and top with a final layer of noodles, sauce, and mozzarella.
- Pour the red wine and whole milk around the lasagna, this is for the "ready to bake" noodles so it doesn't dry out. If using pre-cooked noodles skip this step.
- Bake at 350 for 20-30 minutes covered with foil, until sauce starts bubbling.
- Uncover and keep cooking until cheese is golden brown- about 30-40 minutes.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 573mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g
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