Beef Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hour 23 minutes
Servings: 8
Calories: 500
Protein: 53g

Ingredients:

• 2 pounds of Ground Beef
• 24 ounce jar of pasta sauce
• 3 cups of Italian blend shredded cheese
• 3 cups of cottage cheese
• 12 cooked lasagna noodles

Garnish:

• Chopped fresh basil

Instructions: 

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot. Add Ground Beef; cook 12 to 15 minutes, breaking into 1/2-inch crumbles. Add pasta sauce; stir until combined. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread 1 cup beef mixture over bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish. Top with 3 lasagna noodles, 1-1/2 cups beef mixture, 1 cup cottage cheese and 1 cup shredded cheese. Repeat layers of noodles, beef mixture, cottage cheese and shredded cheese. Top with remaining 3 noodles, remaining beef mixture and remaining shredded cheese.


Bake uncovered in 350°F oven 45 minutes or until sauce is bubbly and cheese is golden brown. Top with basil, as desired. Rest for 10 minutes before serving.,

Cook's Tip:

Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160ºF. 

Courtesy of BeefItsWhatsForDinner.com.