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Healthy Spinach & Cottage Cheese Lasagna Recipe

Healthy Spinach & Cottage Cheese Lasagna Recipe

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Healthy Spinach & Cottage Cheese Lasagna

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Ingredients:

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1 1/2 cups nonfat cottage cheese
2 1/2 cups fresh tomato sauce (made with canned tomatoes) or 2 1/2 cups simple marinara sauce (made with canned tomatoes)
12 oz baby spinach or 1 generous bunch spinach, stemmed and washed
salt
freshly ground pepper
1/2 lb no-boil lasagna noodles
1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese (2 oz)
2 tbsp breadcrumbs
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 375°F Oil a 2-quart baking dish or lasagna dish. Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
Place the cottage cheese in a food processor fitted with the steel blade, and blend until smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce, and blend until smooth. Scrape into a bowl.
Wash the spinach, and wilt in a large frying pan over high heat in the water left on the leaves after washing. Transfer to a colander, rinse briefly and squeeze out excess water. Chop fine (by hand or in a food processor), then stir the spinach into the cottage cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
When the water comes to a boil, salt generously and add enough lasagna noodles to cover the surface of the baking dish (for my rectangular dish, that’s three lasagna noodles). Boil just until the pasta is flexible, about two or three minutes for no-boil lasagna. Using tongs, remove the pasta from the water, and drain on a clean dish towel. Spread a thin layer of tomato sauce on the bottom of the baking dish, and top with a layer of noodles. Top the noodles with a third of the cottage cheese mixture. Use a spatula to spread it evenly over the noodles. Top with 1/2 cup of the tomato sauce, and spread in an even layer. Sprinkle on 2 tablespoons of the Parmesan.
Repeat these layers two more times, using up the cottage cheese/spinach mixture but retaining tomato sauce and Parmesan for the top layer. Cook one more batch of lasagna noodles, and top with the remaining tomato sauce and Parmesan. Sprinkle on the bread crumbs, and drizzle on the olive oil. Cover tightly with foil, place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes until bubbling. If you wish to brown the top, uncover and continue to bake until the top just begins to color, about five minutes. Remove from the heat, allow to sit for five to 10 minutes, and serve.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	200.54 Kcal (840 kJ)
Calories from fat	44.39 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	4.93g	8%
Cholesterol	9.87mg	3%
Sodium	1924.9mg	80%
Potassium	683.88mg	15%
Total Carbs	28.97g	10%
Sugars	10.77g	43%
Dietary Fiber	3.15g	13%
Protein	9.58g	19%
Vitamin C	22.8mg	38%
Iron	2.8mg	16%
Calcium	200.1mg	20%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	81.85 Kcal (343 kJ)
Calories from fat	18.12 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.01g	8%
Cholesterol	4.03mg	3%
Sodium	785.59mg	80%
Potassium	279.11mg	15%
Total Carbs	11.82g	10%
Sugars	4.39g	43%
Dietary Fiber	1.29g	13%
Protein	3.91g	19%
Vitamin C	9.3mg	38%
Iron	1.2mg	16%
Calcium	81.7mg	20%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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