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Quick-Fix Lasagna

Source of Recipe

chum recipes ruth 81900 Recipe from Phillsbury's (cooking with ground beef)


Recipe Introduction

Prep Time: 25 minutes (ready in 2 hours)

Recipe Link: www.lotsarecipes.com

List of Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 28 ounce jar chunky spaghetti sauce
3/4 cup water
1 9 ounce package Green Giant Frozen Spinach
2 eggs
1 24 ounce container cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan Cheese
1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
8 uncooked lasagna noodles
8 ounces (2 cups) shredded mozzarella cheese


Recipe

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 13 x 9 inch (3 quart) baking dish with
nonstick cooking spray. Cook ground beef in large skillet over medium-high
heat for 8-10 minutes or until thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently.
Drain. Reduce heat to low. Stir in spaghetti sauce and water. Cook until
thoroughly heated. Meanwhile, cook spinach as directed on package; squeeze
to drain well. Beat eggs in large bowl. Add cottage cheese. Parmesan
cheese and parsley flakes; mix well. Spoon 1 cup beef sauce into sprayed
baking dish. Arrange 4 uncooked lasagna noodles over sauce, breaking to fit
if necessary. Spoon half of remaining sauce over noodles. Top with all of
spinach. Evenly spoon half of cottage cheese mixture over spinach. Top
with 1 1/2 cups of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers of noodles, beef
sauce and cottage cheese mixture. Cover tightly with foil. Bake at 350
degrees for 65 to 75 minutes or until hot, bubbly and lasagna noodles are
tender. Remove foil; sprinkle with remaining 1/2 cup mozzarella cheese.
Bake an additional 5 minutes or until cheee is melted. Let stand 15 minutes
before serving. Makes 12 servings.