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I recommend using no-boil lasagna noodles for this, although the boiled kind are fine too. Also, fat-free ricotta can be substituted for cottage cheese, if you prefer. If you want to cut back on fat content even more, use vegetable broth instead of olive oil for cooking the veggies! You can also get pretty creative with this recipe by adding whatever veggies you'd like or whatever you happen to have on hand. Enjoy! Ingredients:
8 ounces noodles, lasagna |
1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil |
1 onion, chopped |
8 ounce sliced mushrooms |
2 tablespoons minced garlic |
1 zucchini, finely chopped |
28 ounce tomatoes, crushed, canned |
6 ounce tomato paste |
1 teaspoons dried oregano |
1/2 pinch brown sugar |
1 salt to taste |
1/2 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed |
8 ounces nonfat cottage cheese |
1 egg white, beaten |
2 1/2 tablespoons dried basil, divided |
2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese |
1 1/2 cup mozzarella, part skim milk, low moisture cheese, shredded |
Directions:
1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook the chopped onions, mushrooms, garlic, and zucchini in the oil until soft. Stir in both cans of crushed tomatoes, tomato paste, oregano, brown sugar, and salt to taste. Reduce heat to low, and simmer for 15 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, saute or microwave frozen spinach just until cooked. Cool, and then squeeze out excess water. Drain cottage cheese. Using a mixer, blend spinach, cottage cheese, egg white, and 2 tablespoons basil until smooth. In a separate bowl, combine shredded mozzarella cheese and grated Parmesan cheese.
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Layer 1/3 of the noodles, 1/3 cottage cheese/spinach mixture, 1/3 of remaining sauce, and 1/3 cheese mixture. Repeat layers with remaining ingredients. Sprinkle top with remaining 1 tablespoon of dried basil.
4. Bake in preheated oven for 60 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
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