Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna

Name: Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 35 min
Cook time: 1 h 35 min
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 680 grams 4% small-curd smooth-and-creamy cottage cheese; 2 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 12 uncooked lasagna noodles; 454 grams lean ground beef; 118 milliliters finely chopped onion; 118 milliliters refrigerated pesto; 454 grams ricotta cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 283 grams 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided; 1 kilograms tomato-and-basil pasta sauce

The recipe Vanessa's Make-Ahead Beefy Lasagna could satisfy your Mediterranean craving in about 1 hour and 35 minutes. One serving contains 975 calories, 58g of protein, and 57g of fat. This recipe covers 26% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up small-curd smooth-and-creamy cottage cheese, eggs, tomato-and-basil pasta sauce, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 37

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Prepare noodles according to package directions.

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Pasta

Meanwhile, stir together cottage cheese and next 4 ingredients. Stir in 1 cup mozzarella cheese.

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Mozzarella

Cottage Cheese

Cook ground beef and onion in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring often, 6 to 7 minutes or until meat crumbles and is no longer pink; drain. Stir in pasta sauce.

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Ground Beef

Pasta Sauce

Onion

Meat

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Layer 1 cup beef mixture, 3 noodles, and 2 1/2 cups cottage cheese mixture in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Top with 3 noodles, 2 cups beef mixture, and 3 more noodles. Top with remaining cottage cheese mixture, 3 noodles, and beef mixture.

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Cottage Cheese

Pasta

Beef

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Sprinkle with remaining 1 1/2 cups mozzarella cheese.

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Mozzarella

Bake, covered, at 375 for 40 to 45 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 minutes or until cheese is browned.

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Cheese

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Let stand 10 to 15 minutes before serving.

Note: Freeze unbaked lasagna up to 3 months. To bake, thaw in refrigerator 24 hours.

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Let stand 30 minutes; bake as directed. We tested with Classico Di Napoli Tomato & Basil Pasta Sauce and both LeGrand Garden Pesto and Buitoni Reduced Fat Pesto with Basil.

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Pasta Sauce

Tomato

Basil

Pesto

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Ingredients

Servings:

680grams

4% small-curd smooth-and-creamy cottage cheese 2larges

eggs, lightly beaten 12

uncooked lasagna noodles 454grams

lean ground beef 118milliliters

finely chopped onion 118milliliters

refrigerated pesto 454grams

ricotta cheese 1teaspoon

salt 283grams

1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided 1kilograms

tomato-and-basil pasta sauce

Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. One wine you could try is Barone Ricasoli Colledila Chianti Classico Gran Selezione. It has 4.5 out of 5 stars and a bottle costs about 85 dollars.