Florentine Lasagna Bake

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Ingredients

  • 9 whole-grain lasagna noodles
  • ¾ lb ground round
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (28-oz) can no-salt-added whole tomatoes, undrained
  • 1 Tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 (10-oz) pkg frozen chopped spinach, thawed
  • 1½ cups 2% low-fat cottage cheese 
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ tsp pepper
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 1 (8-oz) block part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Cook pasta according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, cook beef and garlic in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until browned and crumbly. Add tomatoes and tomato paste, breaking tomatoes into small pieces.
  3. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until thickened.
  4. Squeeze spinach between paper towels to drain; process spinach, cottage cheese, egg, pepper, and salt in a food processor.
  5. Place 3 lasagna noodles in bottom of a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with a thin layer of spinach mixture, a thin layer of meat mixture, and ⅔ cup mozzarella. Repeat layers twice.
  6. Bake 20 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned and sauce is bubbly.

Nutritional Information

Main Total
Servings 6
Calories
449
449
Fat (g) 18 18
Sat. Fat (g) 8 8
Protein (g) 37 37
Carb (g) 37 37
Fiber (g) 9 9
Sodium (mg) 607 607

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