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Easy Lasagna with Cottage Cheese

Close-up of a hearty slice of Lasagna with Cottage Cheese, meat sauce, and spinach layers.
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Make a satisfying, high-protein lasagna using cottage cheese instead of ricotta. This simple recipe delivers classic comfort food flavor for your family dinner.

Ingredients

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  • 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
  • 1 (15 ounce) container cottage cheese
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon dried basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2 cups meat sauce (or use 1 pound ground beef browned with 1 (24 ounce) jar of marinara sauce)
  • 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9×13 inch baking dish.
  2. Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions until al dente. Drain the noodles and set them aside.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the cottage cheese, squeezed dry spinach, egg, basil, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Mix these ingredients well.
  4. Spread a thin layer of meat sauce on the bottom of the prepared baking dish.
  5. Arrange three or four cooked lasagna noodles over the sauce, slightly overlapping if necessary.
  6. Spread half of the cottage cheese mixture evenly over the noodles.
  7. Spoon half of the remaining meat sauce over the cottage cheese layer.
  8. Sprinkle one-third of the mozzarella cheese over the sauce.
  9. Repeat the layers: noodles, the remaining cottage cheese mixture, the remaining meat sauce, and another third of the mozzarella cheese.
  10. Top with a final layer of noodles. Spread the remaining mozzarella cheese and all of the Parmesan cheese over the top layer of noodles.
  11. Bake for 30 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and bubbly. If the top browns too quickly, loosely cover the dish with foil for the last 10 minutes of baking.
  12. Let the lasagna rest for 10 minutes before slicing and serving.

Notes

  • For a quicker assembly, use oven-ready lasagna noodles and skip the boiling step. Adjust liquid in your sauce slightly if using no-boil noodles.
  • You can substitute ground turkey or Italian sausage for ground beef in the meat sauce.
  • This recipe is a great high protein lasagna option.

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