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Heart-Healthy Lasagna

Name: Heart-Healthy Lasagna
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 80 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1 Pound Laura's Lean Ground Beef; Ground black pepper to taste; 1/2 Cup Water; 14 Ounces Low-sodium canned diced tomatoes; 1 Teaspoon Italian seasoning; 16 Ounces Whole wheat lasagna noodles; 15 Ounces Low-fat cottage cheese; 2 Cups Low-fat mozzarella cheese; 1/2 Cup Low-sodium parmesan cheese; 28 Ounces Low-sodium canned crushed tomatoes

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Ingredients

1 lb Laura's Lean Ground Beef (96% lean)
Ground black pepper to taste
1/2 cup Water
14 ozs Low-sodium canned diced tomatoes (with basil, garlic and oregano)
1 tsp Italian seasoning
16 ozs Whole wheat lasagna noodles (oven ready, pre-cooked)
15 ozs Low-fat cottage cheese
2 cups Low-fat mozzarella cheese (shredded)
1/2 cup Low-sodium parmesan cheese (grated)
28 ozs Low-sodium canned crushed tomatoes

Yield

Servings^*:

*Serving calculations based on 16oz beef products.
For 12oz beef products reduce serving size by 1/4.

Prep Time: 20 Minutes
Cook Time: 60 Minutes
Total Time: 80 Minutes

Serving size based on 1 cup (242g)

Preparation

1. Preheat oven to 350^oF. In large mixing bowl combine water, crushed tomatoes and diced tomatoes, black pepper, Italian seasoning, and pre-cooked ground beef. Stir to combine ingredients in the sauce.

2. Cover the bottom of a 9x13x2 inch baking pan with 1½ cups of sauce mixture. Arrange 1/3 of noodles on top of sauce, slightly overlapped. Top with 1/2 of cottage cheese, 1/2 of mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of sauce. Repeat layers and top with last 1/3 of noodles and the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

3. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours; until noodles are cooked. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.