Four-cheese Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins Preparation Time: 40 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes, undrained
• 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 pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 cups 4% cottage cheese or 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2/3 cup parmesan cheese, grated
• 1/4 cup mild cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 1/2 cups part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded & divided
• 2 eggs
• 1 lb lasagna noodle, cooked and drained

Recipe

• 1 in a skillet, cook beef, onion and garlic over medium heat until meat is no longer pink and onion is tender; drain.
• 2 in a blender, process the tomatoes until smooth.
• 3 stir into beef mixture along with mushrooms,tomato paste and seasonings; simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 in a bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmesan, cheddar, 1/2 cup mozzarella and eggs.
• 5 spread 2 cups meat sauce in the bottom of an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. baking dish.
• 6 arrange half the noodles over sauce.
• 7 spread cheese mixture over noodles.
• 8 top with remaining noodles and sauce.
• 9 cover and bake at 350 for 45 minutes. uncover; sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. return to the oven for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted.
• 10 yield: 12 servings.