Tortellini Lasagna Casserole

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Onions

  Raw

  1 medium or 110g

• Garlic

  Raw

  3 cloves, minced or 9g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  1 tbsp or 16g

• Pasta sauce

  Spaghetti/marinara, ready-to-serve

  3 cup or 768g

• Cottage cheese

  Creamed, large or small curd

  1 cup, small curd (not packed) or 225g

• Mushrooms

  Oyster, raw

  1 cup sliced or 86g

• Spinach

  Raw

  100g

• Tortellini

  Pasta with cheese filling

  2 cup or 216g

• Mozzarella cheese

  Part skim milk

  4 oz or 113g

Directions

1. Prepare tortellini as directed.
2. Brown sausage in a skillet. At the same time saute the onions, garlic and then add in the tomato paste.
3. After beef is browned and onions are soft, pour the spaghetti sauce and the cottage cheese into the skillet. Stir in the spinach and mushrooms.
4. Layer the prepared tortellini and beef mixture in 9x13 pan, 1/3 of the sauce, 1/2 of the tortellini, 1/3 of the sauce, 1/2 of the tortellini, and then the remaining sauce. Top with mozzerella.
5. Bake at 350 until bubbly. Enjoy.
6. Recipe by: Karen (source: https://www.365daysofcrockpot.com/slow-cooker-tortellini-lasagna/#tasty-recipes-15134-jump-target)