Lasagna Toss

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  8 oz or 227g

• Onions

  Raw

  ½ cup, chopped or 80g

• Garlic

  Raw

  ½ cloves, minced or 2g

• Salt

  Table

  ½ tsp or 3g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  2 cup or 514g

• Egg noodles

  Dry, enriched

  8 oz or 227g

• Cottage cheese

  Lowfat, 1% milkfat

  1 cup or 226g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  2 cup, shredded or 224g

• Parmesan cheese

  Shredded

  4 tbsp or 20g

• Basil

  Fresh

  1 tbsp, chopped or 3g

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Cook and drain the egg noodles according to the package directions.
2. In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with onion, garlic, and salt. Stir in the spaghetti sauce and simmer until heated through. Remove 1 cup of the meat sauce and set aside. Stir the noodles into the remaining sauce.
3. Place half of the noodle mixture in a greased 2-quart casserole dish. Cover with cottage cheese and half of the mozzarella cheese.
4. Add the remaining noodle mixture, top with the reserved meat sauce and the remaining mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.
5. Cover and bake for 20-25 minutes. Let stand for 5 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with fresh basil and serve.