Beef and Vegetable Cheese Casserole

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 6
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 267.5
  • Total Fat: 14.3 g
  • Cholesterol: 47.2 mg
  • Sodium: 373.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 11.5 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.8 g
  • Protein: 23.3 g

View full nutritional breakdown of Beef and Vegetable Cheese Casserole calories by ingredient


Introduction

This dish tastes like lasagne, but does not have lots of carbs from the noodles. This dish tastes like lasagne, but does not have lots of carbs from the noodles.
Number of Servings: 6

Ingredients

    2 medium tomatoes, sliced
    2 medium zucchini, sliced
    12 oz raw lean ground chuck
    1 large onion, finely chopped
    1 clove garlic, minced
    1 cup canned no salt added tomato sauce
    2 cups fat free cottage cheese
    1 large egg yolk
    1/2 cup low fat shredded cheddar cheese
    1 tsp dried oregano
    1/8 tsp Salt Sense
    1/8 tsp ground pepper

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Coat a large baking sheet with cooking spray. Roast vegetables 10-12 minutes. Remove from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees.

2. Meanwhile, in a large skillet sprayed with cooking spray, saute beef, onion and garlic until beef is browned. Stir in tomato sauce, and bring to a simmer.

3. Stir together cottage cheese, egg yolk, cheese, oregano, salt and pepper in another bowl.

4. Spray 9x12 inch baking dish with cooking spray. Spread beef mixture in the bottom of dish. Top with layer of roasted vegetables. Spoon cottage cheese mixture over vegetables and smooth with a spoon or spatula.

5. Bake until very hot and bubbling around edges, about 35 minutes.

Serving Size: Serves 6

Number of Servings: 6

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SUSANMV1.