Delicious Low Fat Spinach Lasagna
- 1 cup Low Fat Cottage Cheese
- 1 cup Fresh Basil
- 1 whole Egg
- 4 cups Spinach, Rinsed
- 2 cups Spicy Tomato Pasta Sauce
- 1- 1/2 cup Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded Or Sliced
- 3 teaspoons Ground Flax
- 1/4 cups Pine Nuts
- 1 can Cooking Spray (preferably Olive Oil)
- 4 pieces Large Spinach Lasagna Noodles (Sunflower Markets In Az, NM And NV Have The BEST!)
- 1 whole Pre-cooked Chicken Basil Sausage (optional)
- 1/2 cups Sliced Mushrooms (optional)
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Combine egg, cottage cheese and basil in a food processor.
- Process until saucy.
- Spray a small casserole dish with cooking spray.
- Begin assembling the lasagna layers.
- Spread 1/4 cup tomato sauce on the bottom of the dish.
- Layer a handful of fresh spinach leaves on top of the sauce, then add mushrooms on top of the spinach.
- Sprinkle 1/4 cup mozzarella cheese on top of the mushrooms, then layer the lasagna noodles (you may need to break some to fit) on top of the cheese.
- Finally, put 1/4 cup of the cottage mixture on top of the noodles.
- (If you are adding pre-cooked sausage, add it at this point as well.)
- Repeat layering until you reach the top of the dish, ending with the cottage cheese mixture.
- Then add the last of the mozzarella cheese on top.
- Sprinkle with flax on top of the cheese, then pine nuts on top of the flax.
- (If Im making some for both myself and hubby dear, I make half of the lasagna with sausage and half with mushrooms.
- Then I put the matching ingredient on top, so I can tell whats in each half.)
- Cover and bake at 350F for 45 minutes.
- Uncover and cook for another 15 minutes.
- Cool and serve.
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Taken from tastykitchen.com/recipes/main-courses/delicious-low-fat-spinach-lasagna/ (may not work)