Lasagne

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 9 whole wheat lasagna noodles
• 1 lb lean ground chicken (can substitute ground turkey or ground beef)
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 pints stewed tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon parsley
• 1 tablespoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda (up to a tablespoon for acid tasting tomatoes)
• 1 (16 ounce) container low fat cottage cheese
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese
• parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown ground meat in large dutch oven or 6 quart pan. add chopped onion and minced garlic. once meat is brown and the onion & garlic are translucent stir in stewed tomatoes and tomato paste.
• 2 cook lasagne noodles according to package instructions. (i always add an exra noodle or two.).
• 3 while noodles are boiling, add spices to meat mixture. continue cooking until meat sauce is thick, stir often.
• 4 add sugar to meat sauce, stirr well.
• 5 remove meat sauce from heat and carefully stir in baking soda.
• 6 prepare a 9 x 13 pan by lightly spraying pan with cooking spray and spread a thin layer of meat sauce on bottom of pan.
• 7 lay three noodles side by side on top of meat sauce.
• 8 spread 1/3 of cottage cheese on top of noodles.
• 9 sprinkle one cup motzerella cheese over cottage cheese.
• 10 spread 1/3 of meat sauce over motzerella cheese.
• 11 lightly sprinkle parm cheese over meat sauce.
• 12 repeat last 5 steps 2 more times.
• 13 bake in pre-heated 350 degree over for 30 minutes or until bubbly. let set 5-10 minutes before serving.