Lasagne

21 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 9 whole wheat lasagna noodles
  • 1 lb lean ground chicken (can substitute ground turkey or ground beef)
  • 1 medium onion, chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 2 pints stewed tomatoes
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • Spices
  • 1 tablespoon parsley
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon rosemary
  • 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • Secret ingredients
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda (up to a Tablespoon for acid tasting tomatoes)
  • Additional layer ingredients
  • 1 (16 ounce) container low fat cottage cheese
  • 3 cups mozzarella cheese
  • parmesan cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Brown ground meat in large dutch oven or 6 quart pan. Add chopped onion and minced garlic. Once meat is brown and the onion & garlic are translucent stir in stewed tomatoes and tomato paste.
  2. 2
    Cook lasagne noodles according to package instructions. (I always add an exra noodle or two.).
  3. 3
    While noodles are boiling, add spices to meat mixture. Continue cooking until meat sauce is thick, stir often.
  4. 4
    Add sugar to meat sauce, Stirr well.
  5. 5
    Remove meat sauce from heat and carefully stir in baking soda.
  6. 6
    Prepare a 9 x 13 pan by lightly spraying pan with cooking spray and spread a thin layer of meat sauce on bottom of pan.
  7. 7
    Lay three noodles side by side on top of meat sauce.
  8. 8
    Spread 1/3 of cottage cheese on top of noodles.
  9. 9
    Sprinkle one cup motzerella cheese over cottage cheese.
  10. 10
    Spread 1/3 of meat sauce over motzerella cheese.
  11. 11
    Lightly sprinkle parm cheese over meat sauce.
  12. 12
    Repeat last 5 steps 2 more times.
  13. 13
    Bake in pre-heated 350 degree over for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Let set 5-10 minutes before serving.

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