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Easy Homemade Cottage Cheese Lasagna

This simple homemade lasagna uses cottage cheese instead of ricotta for a creamy, delicious texture. With layers of savory meat sauce, cheese, and tender noodles, it's the ultimate comfort food that's perfect for busy weeknights.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword Lasagna
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Calories 519kcal
Author Stephanie Manley

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup chopped onion
  • 1 clove garlic chopped
  • 1 pound ground beef chuck
  • 1 pound canned tomatoes
  • 16 ounces tomato sauce
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon oregano
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 pound cottage cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 pound mozzarella cheese sliced
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese
  • 10 ounces lasagna noodles

Instructions

  • Cook lasagna noodles according to package instructions.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • In a large skillet, brown the ground beef with oil, onion, and garlic. Cook slowly. You want the garlic and onion to soften and for the flavor to bloom.
  • Add the tomatoes, sauce, seasonings, and sugar, and simmer uncovered for 30 minutes.
  • In a separate bowl, beat the egg and blend in thecottage cheese.
  • In a greased 2-quart casserole layer 1/2 of the meat sauce, 3 noodles, 1/2 cottage cheese, 1/2 mozzarella cheese.
  • Repeat layers and sprinkle Parmesan cheese on top.
  • Bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Recipe Tips

For maximum flavor development, make the meat sauce a day ahead and refrigerate overnight. This allows the herbs and spices to fully infuse the sauce, resulting in a deeper, more complex flavor profile when you assemble and bake the lasagna.
This recipe uses a 2-quart casserole dish, which is perfect for creating the layers as specified. You'll notice this recipe creates just two layers of pasta, which results in the perfect ratio of sauce to cheese to noodles

Nutrition

Calories: 519kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 32g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 97mg | Sodium: 1195mg | Potassium: 699mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 720IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 317mg | Iron: 3mg
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