Description
You will love this easy lasagna recipe that uses cottage cheese for a creamy, high protein filling. It is perfect for a comforting family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1 (15 ounce) container cottage cheese
- 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese (optional, for extra richness)
- 1 (24 ounce) jar marinara sauce
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 12 lasagna noodles, cooked according to package directions
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Cook the ground meat in a large skillet over medium heat until browned. Drain any excess fat.
- In a medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese, ricotta cheese (if using), egg, Parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, and garlic powder. Mix well. This is your high protein cheese layer.
- In a separate bowl, mix the marinara sauce and tomato sauce together.
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
- Spread a thin layer of the sauce mixture on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
- Arrange four cooked lasagna noodles over the sauce.
- Spread half of the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the noodles.
- Sprinkle one-third of the mozzarella cheese over the cottage cheese layer.
- Spoon half of the remaining sauce mixture over the mozzarella.
- Repeat the layers: four more noodles, the remaining half of the cottage cheese mixture, one-third of the mozzarella, and the rest of the sauce.
- Top with the final four noodles and the remaining mozzarella cheese.
- Cover the baking dish tightly with aluminum foil.
- Bake for 25 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for an additional 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly.
- Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving your baked pasta comfort food.
Notes
- For a quicker assembly, use no-boil lasagna noodles, but adjust liquid slightly if the sauce seems too thick.
- You can make this a crockpot lasagna by layering everything in a slow cooker and cooking on low for 4-5 hours.
- Using cottage cheese instead of all ricotta makes this a budget-friendly and higher protein lasagna.
- Prep Time: 20 min
- Cook Time: 40 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Italian-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 10
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 20
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 10
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 40
- Fiber: 3
- Protein: 30
- Cholesterol: 80