Hearty Lasagna Ww Core Recipes

Steps:

• In large skillet, brown beef with onions and garlic then drain.
• Add tomatoes, water, tomato sauce, parsley, basil, oregano, and salt into hamburger mixture and mix well.
• Stir in uncooked pasta.
• Bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally.
• Reduce heat, then cover, simmer for 20 minutes or until pasta is tender, stirring once.
• In a medium size bowl, combine cottage cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• If desired, sprinkle in basil and pepper to taste.
• Mix cheese mixture.
• Drop cheese mixture by rounded tablespoons onto pasta mixture in skillet.
• Cover and cook for 5 minutes.
• Sprinkle with shredded mozzarella, if desired.

Steps:

• Brown ground beef in saute pan with 3 tsp of the minced garlic. Drain any grease, then put beef and garlic mixture in a large bowl to cool.
• Clean and slice mushrooms. Brown in olive oil in saute pan along with remaining garlic. Add to the beef mixture to cool.
• Cook frozen spinach in saute pan until liquid is cooked off. Add to the beef and mushrooms.
• Chop the artichoke hearts into large chunks, then add to the beef mixture.
• In a separate bowl, mix ricotta cheese, and cottage cheese.
• Begin assembling lasagna in a 9x13 baking dish. Start with a ladle of sauce to coat the bottom. Add uncooked noodles in a single layer. Next add a layer of cheese, spread across noodles. Add beef mixture, then another layer of sauce.
• Repeat layering ingredients. Top lasagna with mozzarella cheese, then cheddar cheese. Spray top of cheese lightly with non-stick spray, this helps the cheese to melt.
• Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour or until bubbly and baked through. Allow to cool for 10 minutes before cutting.

Steps:

• Spray 11x7 baking dish with cooking spray.
• Spread 1/3 of the sauce on bottom of dish.
• Arrange 3 noodles over the sauce.
• Top with another 1/3 of sauce,all of the riccota cheese and the vegetables,and 1/2 the mozzerella cheese.
• Top with remaining 3 noodles and the remaining sauce.
• Cover dish with foil.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 1 hour.
• Remove foil and sprinkle with remaining cheese,bake for another 5 minutes.
• Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.
• I cut the lasagna in 6 pieces,wrap them in seran wrap and freeze them.
• Then I just microwave them when I need a quick,lowfat lunch!