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Cottage Cheese Lasagna

Cottage Cheese Lasagna

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Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Servings 14
Calories 419 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil plus more if needed
  • 1 lb. ground beef preferably 20% fat
  • 8 oz. hot Italian sausage casings removed
  • 2 large onions finely chopped
  • 8 garlic cloves finely chopped, divided
  • 3 tsp kosher salt divided, plus more to taste
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 tbsp dried oregano
  • 1 (28 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1 (14.5 oz.) can crushed tomatoes
  • 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper divided, plus more to taste
  • 6 oz. Parmesan cheese finely grated (about 3 cups), divided
  • 12 oz. Fontina cheese grated (about 3 cups)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 24 oz. whole-milk cottage cheese
  • 12 no-boil lasagna noodles

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350°F, brown the beef and sausage in olive oil over medium-high heat for 10-12 minutes, transfer to a bowl but leave fat in the pot.
  • Sauté the onions, 6 chopped garlics and 1 tsp salt in the pot adding more oil if dry, till onions soften (8 minutes). Stir in the tomato paste and oregano till it darkens (around 6 minutes), return meat to pot.
  • Add crushed tomatoes, Worcestershire sauce, sugar, and 1 tsp pepper to pot and simmer. Once heated through, remove from the heat and mix in 2 ounces of grated Parmesan. Season with salt.
  • Toss the Fontina and remaining Parmesan in a bowl, reserve 1 cup for topping. Add eggs, cottage cheese, remaining garlic, salt and pepper to the rest and combine.
  • In a 13x9-inch baking dish, lay down a layer of lasagna noodles. Spread about 1 1/2 cups of the meat sauce over the noodles. Dot with a third of the cheese mixture. Repeat layering, ending with a final layer of noodles topped with the remaining sauce.
  • Top with reserved cheese and bake until golden brown and bubbly for 75-85 minutes, checking noodle tenderness with a skewer.
  • Allow the lasagna to rest for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Nutrition

Calories: 419kcalCarbohydrates: 18gProtein: 27gFat: 26gSaturated Fat: 12gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 0.4gCholesterol: 110mgSodium: 1273mgPotassium: 352mgFiber: 1gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 466IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 350mgIron: 2mg
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