Garden-Style Beef Lasagna
Garden-Style Beef Lasagna might be just the Mediterranean recipe you are searching for. This main course has 267 calories, 20g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. For $1.33 per serving, this recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. 23 people have tried and liked this recipe. It is brought to you by Taste of Home. A mixture of canned tomato sauce, cottage cheese, lasagna noodles, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 55 minutes. Taking all factors into account, this recipe earns a spoonacular score of 60%, which is good. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Garden- Style Lasagna, Garden-Style Lasagna, and Garden Lasagna.
Servings: 8
Preparation duration: 25 minutes
Cooking duration: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
1 can (15 ounces) tomato sauce
2 cups (16 ounces) 4% cottage cheese
1 teaspoon dried basil
2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes, divided
1 egg
1 teaspoon minced garlic
6 no-cook lasagna noodles
3/4 cup chopped onion
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
2 cups (8 ounces) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese, divided
1-1/2 cups garden-style pasta sauce
Equipment:
microwave
bowl
baking pan
Cooking instruction summary:
Directions Crumble beef into a microwave-safe dish. Add onion and garlic; mix well. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes; stir. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink. Stir in the pasta sauce, tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon parsley and oregano; cover and microwave for 2 minutes or until heated through. Set aside. In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, egg, basil and remaining parsley. Spread 1-1/3 cups meat sauce in a greased microwave-safe 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish. Layer with three noodles, 1 cup cheese mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce. Cover loosely and microwave at 50% power for 15-18 minutes or until noodles are tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses. Microwave, uncovered, 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving. Yield: 6-8 servings. Editor's Note: This recipe was tested in a 1,100-watt microwave. Originally published as Garden-Style Beef Lasagna in Simple & DeliciousMarch/April 2006, p33 Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 408 calories, 19 g fat (9 g saturated fat), 119 mg cholesterol, 873 mg sodium, 24 g carbohydrate, 3 g fiber, 35 g protein. Print Add to Recipe Box Email a Friend
Step by step:
1. Crumble beef into a microwave-safe dish.
2. Add onion and garlic; mix well. Cover and microwave on high for 3 minutes; stir. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until meat is no longer pink. Stir in the pasta sauce, tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon parsley and oregano; cover and microwave for 2 minutes or until heated through. Set aside.
3. In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese, egg, basil and remaining parsley.
4. Spread 1-1/3 cups meat sauce in a greased microwave-safe 11-in. x 7-in. baking dish.
5. Layer with three noodles, 1 cup cheese mixture and 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with remaining meat sauce.
6. Cover loosely and microwave at 50% power for 15-18 minutes or until noodles are tender. Sprinkle with remaining cheeses.
7. Microwave, uncovered, 5 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
8. Let stand for 15 minutes before serving.
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