Sandra's Whole Grain Lasagna

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  • Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
Ground beef ( extra lean) - 1.5 lbTomato Sauce (no salt added) - 2 cans (398 ml) Tomato Paste - 3 TBSPGarlic - 5 cloves (crushed)Oregano Leaves - 6 TBSPBasil Leaves - 5 TBSPPepper - to tasteCrushed Red Peppers - to taste (optional)Mozzarella Singles (fat free) - approx. 10 singlesCottage Cheese (fat free) - 500 gram tubPrimo Grain Wise Lasagna Noodles (oven ready) - 6 - 8 noodles
Directions
Meat mixture:
* in a heavy frying pan, brown the beef until no longer
pink
* drain all the fat from the meat, rinse the meat AND the
frying pan, and then add meat back into pan.
* add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, garlic, oregano,
basil, crushed peppers and pepper to the pan and let
simmer for at least 15 min.

To Assemble the Lasagna
* coat the lasagna pan with 1/3 of the meat mixture
* break up all the noodles (into bite sized pieces )
and cover meat with 1/2 the broken noodles
* cover the noodles with 1/3 of the cottage cheese
* tear apart the mozzarella single slices into smaller
pieces, and place 1/3 on top of the cottage cheese
* add the second 1/3 of the meat mixture on top of the
cheese
* cover meat with last 1/2 of the broken noodles
* layer again with the 2nd 1/3 of both of the cheeses
* add the last 1/3 of the meat and then the last 1/3 of the
cheeses

* cover with tin foil and place in a *375 F oven for 30 - 40
minutes

* serves 8
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Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user 2ABETTERLIFE.

Servings Per Recipe: 8
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 383.1
  • Total Fat: 15.1 g
  • Cholesterol: 69.9 mg
  • Sodium: 724.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.1 g
  • Protein: 33.5 g

Member Reviews
  • NISSANGIRL
    Thanks for posting, Loved it and will make it again! - 10/9/09
  • MSFLEA
    I love this recipe!!! tastes great! - 10/9/09