Four-cheese Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 lb ground sirloin
• 1/2 lb ground turkey breast
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can canned tomatoes, with liquid
• 1 (8 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 1 (16 ounce) carton low fat cottage cheese
• 2/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1/4 cup shredded mild low-fat cheddar cheese
• 1 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 lb lasagna noodle, cooked and drained

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, cook the meat, onion, and garlic til meat is browned and onion is tender; drain.
• 2 in a blender process the tomatoes til smooth.
• 3 stir tomatoes into meat mixture along with mushrooms, tomato paste, and seasonings; simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 in a bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmesan, chedder, 1/2 cup mozzarella, and eggs.
• 5 spread 2 cups of meat sauce in the bottom of an ungreased 9x13x2-inch baking dish.
• 6 arrange half the noodles over sauce (they'll overlap -- you'll have more than one layer).
• 7 spread cottage cheese mixture over noodles.
• 8 top with remaining noodles and meat sauce.
• 9 cover and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
• 10 uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
• 11 return to the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese melts.
• 12 remove from oven and let sit 10 minutes before cutting.