Saturday, November 17, 2007

Lasagna *


1 LB Ground Beef
1 Medium Onion Chopped
1 package (1.5 oz) spaghetti sauce mix
2 cups canned diced tomatoes
6 oz tomato paste
1 cup water
8 noodles uncooked
1 egg slightly beaten
1 TBSP parsley flakes
2 TBSP Parmesan cheese
2 Cup low fat cottage cheese
1/4 Cup mozzarella cheese

Brown beef & onion - drain. Stir in sauce mix, tomatoes, tomato paste, and water simmer 15-20 minutes.
In a separate bowl mix egg, parsley, cottage cheese, and parmesan

In a 9 x 13 layer 1 cup of sauce mix, 4 noodles (to cover), 1/2 white mixture and repeat and top with sauce

Bake at 350 for 50-60 minutes, let stand for 10 minutes then top with mozzarella and serve.

One thing I did differently was to use Kraft's Italian 5 cheese shredded cheese blend, for all the cheese. It was delicious I also probably doubled the cheese, but I really like cheese...

I also made cheesy garlic bread, one important thing I learned from Rachel Ray is to toast the bread under the broiler to get it a bit crispy before topping with butter and cheese, you can also cut a clove of garlic in half and rub it over the hot toast first to get some flavor in it.

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