Recipe Week - Baked Halibut
You can eat pasta!
As you know, I am a firm believer that we can eat anything we want as long as we make wise choices. I love pasta and try to plan to have one meal with it every week.. now the difference this year is that we have a large salad before the meal and a smaller pasta serving with dinner. There are lots of healthy ways to make your pasta as well.. use less meat or no meat.. many people love pasta with just sauce or vegetables. Use lean beef.. or even ground chicken. Consider using less cheese or low fat cheese alternatives. Put crushed tomatoes, onions and peppers cooked with your favorite spices over your noodles instead of spaghetti sauce. Use whole wheat or spinach pasta instead of white flour pasta. So go ahead and enjoy your pasta! I know I will.. and remember you can change any recipe to suit your own tastes.
Of course you can always make a bigger batch of sauce, shred extra cheese or keep leftover pasta in the freezer for a quick meal on a night you are rushed or too tired to cook a meal from scratch... and remember you can modify a recipe to lower the calories and fat!
Linda's Lasagna - 8 servings
1 pound lean ground beef (I use 1/2 pound... or no meat at all!)
1 onion chopped (when rushed, I use a can of pasta sauce instead of these four ingredients)
2 cans tomato paste
1 (14.5 ounce) can crushed tomatoes - (It is nice to put a fresh tomato in even if you used pasta sauce)
2 cups water
1 tablespoon dried oregano
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 teaspoons salt - (no salt needed if you used pasta sauce)
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon sugar - (Skip the sugar if you used pasta sauce)
12 ounces cottage cheese
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 egg
9 lasagna noodles
1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
Directions
- In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown. Drain. In
another skillet over medium heat, cook onion until translucent. Combine
beef and onion in a large saucepan with tomato paste, crushed tomatoes,
water, oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook over medium
heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1
hour.
- While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, Parmesan and egg until smooth. Set aside.
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook
for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover
sauce with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with one-third of remaining sauce.
Top with half the mozzarella. Place another layer of noodles and one of
sauce over the mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture.
Top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce.
- Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top
and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and bubbly.
Serve with a nice large salad and a slice of garlic bread for a yummy meal!
Recipe originated from: http://allrecipes.com - Go there for lots of great dishes!
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