Okay, I have redeemed myself from last nights dinner!  Tony loved it!  This was so simple to put together too.  Now, I made my marinara sauce from fresh tomatoes, but I am sure you could use bottled spaghetti sauce.

Cottage Cheese Spinach/Beef Lasagna

  • 1 cup marinara sauce
  • 2 cups 4% cottage cheese
  • 1/4 egg beaters
  • Italian seasoning, salt/pepper to taste
  • 2 ounces Mozzarella cheese
  • baby spinach/cooked ground beef (your choice!)
  • 3 sheets whole wheat lasagna noodles (not cooked)

Mix together the cottage cheese, egg beaters and seasonings.  Set aside.  So while I had a cup of baby spinach on my half, Tony had 3 ounces of seasoned ground beef on his half.  The lasagna noodles I have fit perfectly in a bread pan, so that’s what I used.  I thought I’d put parchment paper on the bottom so it would be easy to remove and cut.  Worked perfectly!

Start with a layer of sauce, 1 lasagna noodle, cheese mixture, 1/2 spinach, 1/2 meat, another lasagna noodle and repeat layers until you finish with sauce and mozzarella cheese.  I put 1 ounce of cheese on each of our sides.  The reason I used cottage cheese is because Tony doesn’t like ricotta cheese!  I know!  Who knew Italians couldn’t like ricotta cheese!

I made this in the morning, so here's how it looked before going in the oven
I made this in the morning, so here's how it looked before going in the oven
I baked at 400 degrees for 30 minutes since it went from refrigerator to stove - then just popped it under the broiler to melt the cheese
I baked at 400 degrees for 30 minutes since it went from refrigerator to stove - then just popped it under the broiler to melt the cheese
The parchment paper was a great idea - in the past I've tried to remove a slice of lasagna, only to miss the bottom layer and it doesn't look pretty at all! Um, pretty sure my spinach side looks better!
The parchment paper was a great idea - in the past I've tried to remove a slice of lasagna, only to miss the bottom layer and it doesn't look pretty at all! Um, pretty sure my spinach side looks better!
The best part is that this is TWO SERVINGS! Very generous if I do say so myself! My side comes in at 447 calories, 16 fat and 30 carbs
The best part is that this is TWO SERVINGS! Very generous if I do say so myself! My side comes in at 447 calories, 16 fat and 30 carbs
With my side salad, dinner comes in at 553 calories, 19 fat and 49 carbs
With my side salad, dinner comes in at 553 calories, 19 fat and 49 carbs

Stats for the day:  30 minutes of exercise, 10 minutes of stretching – yeah!

  • 1363 calories
  • 38 fat
  • 112 protein
  • 162 carbs
  • 33 .5 fiber – nice!  Thanks to 18.8 at lunch!

I can’t believe tomorrow is Thursday again already!  This week is going by fast.  Off to relax with Tony, maybe fast forward through last nights American Idol – I really want to see the blind guy sing -I thought he did really good in Hollywood week!  See you tomorrow!