Mexican Lasagna With Cottage Cheese Food

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat with onions and peppers in large skillet; drain. Return meat to skillet. Add salsa, corn and seasonings; mix well.
• Layer 1/3 of the meat mixture, and half each of the tortillas and cottage cheese in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat layers; cover with remaining meat sauce. Sprinkle with cheddar and olives.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through.

MEXICAN LASAGNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F.
• Brown meat in large skillet on medium heat; drain. Add salsa, corn and seasonings; mix well.
• Layer 1/3 of the meat mixture, half the tortillas and half the cottage cheese in 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray. Repeat layers. Cover with remaining meat mixture. Sprinkle with shredded cheese.
• Bake 30 min. or until heated through.

MEXICAN COTTAGE CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Prepare a 13" X 9" baking pan by spraying with cooking spray.
• Spray cooking spray on a large nonstick skillet and place over medium heat. Stir in the ground beef or turkey and cook for 5 minutes or until no longer pink.
• Transfer the ground beef or turkey to a medium bowl. Wipe skillet with a paper towel. Spray another coat of cooking spray onto skillet and place over medium heat. Add onion and garlic to pan; cover and cook, stirring occasionally, for 7 to 8 minutes, or until lightly browned. Stir into the ground beef or turkey in the bowl.
• Combine cottage cheese, sour cream, peppers, cilantro (if using), cumin, and salt.
• Layer 1 cup of the salsa across the bottom of the baking dish. Layer half of the tortillas evenly over the salsa. Cover tortillas with half of the cottage cheese mixture. Layer on half of the ground beef or turkey mixture. Top with 1 cup of the remaining salsa and ½ cup of the Monterey Jack cheese.
• Repeat the layering sequence with the remaining tortillas, cottage cheese mixture, and ground beef or turkey mixture. Sprinkle with the remaining salsa and ¾ cup Monterey Jack cheese.
• Bake for 30 minutes, or until heated through. If the cheese browns too quickly loosely cover with foil.

LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, saute the hamburger, sausage and garlic until brown. Drain off the excess fat. Add the tomatoes with their juice, tomato paste, 1/2 teaspoon salt and some freshly ground black pepper. Stir together well. Simmer over low heat, uncovered, for 45 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add the olive oil and a dash of salt. Cook the lasagna noodles according to the package directions until al dente. Drain the noodles and lay them flat on a piece of aluminium foil to keep their shape.
• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grate the mozzarella cheese and set aside.
• Cut the basil into a chiffonade by stacking the leaves on top of one another, rolling them tightly and then cutting across. Finely chop the parsley. Add half the herbs to the meat mixture and stir together. In a medium bowl, combine the other half of the herbs, the cottage cheese, 1/2 cup of the Parmesan and the eggs, and stir together well.
• Now let's assemble the lasagna! Begin by laying 4 lasagna noodles in the bottom of a deep rectangular baking pan; the noodles should slightly overlap. Spoon half the cottage cheese mixture onto the noodles; spread to distribute evenly. Sprinkle half the mozzarella on top of the cottage cheese mixture. Spoon just under half the meat mixture on top of the mozzarella, and spread evenly, being careful not to disrupt the layers below. Now repeat the process, beginning with a layer of lasagna noodles, followed by the cottage cheese mixture, followed by the mozzarella and ending with a thick layer of the meat mixture.
• Sprinkle the remaining 1/2 cup Parmesan over the top. Bake until the lasagna is hot and bubbly, 35 to 45 minutes. Allow to stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

EASY LASAGNA II

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium heat brown the ground beef. Drain the grease. Add spaghetti sauce and simmer for 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella cheese, eggs, half of the grated Parmesan cheese, dried parsley, salt and ground black pepper.
• To assemble, in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish evenly spread 3/4 cup of the sauce mixture. Cover with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1 3/4 cup of the cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup sauce. Repeat layers once more: top with 3 noodles, remaining sauce, remaining mozzarella and Parmesan cheese. Add 1/2 cup water to the edges of the pan. Cover with aluminum foil.
• Bake in a preheated 350 degree F(175 degrees C) oven for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

EASY LASAGNA WITH COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Brown the ground beef.
• Spread 1 cup of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of a 2-quart, oven-safe dish.
• Pour the rest of the sauce in with the ground beef and cook until warm.
• Layer 2 noodles, 1/3 of the meat, 3/4 cup of cottage cheese, 1/2 cup mozzarella; repeat. For the last layer, use the final two noodles, meat, mozzarella, and parmesan cheese on top.
• Cover baking dish with foil and bake at 350 for 1 hour.

COTTAGE CHEESE LASAGNA

Steps:

• Melt butter in skillet.
• Add onions and minced garlic and saute until tender.
• Add ground chuck and cook until meat is browned.
• Add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, pepper, oregano and sugar.
• Simmer one and one half hours until the meat sauce is thick.
• Cook lasagna noodles in boiling salted water until they are tender, approx 10 minutes.
• Rinse in cool water until the noodles are cooled enough to handle.
• Drain.
• Lightly grease 13x9" pan.
• Place a small amount of meat mixture on bottom of pan.
• Arrange 1/3 of the noodles on top of meat mixture.
• Cover noodles with 1/3 of meat mixture, 1 cup cottage cheese, and 1/3 each of Cheddar cheese and Parmesan cheese.
• Repeat layers twice, using remaining 1 cup of cottage cheese on middle layer.
• Top layer only has meat sauce and cheeses.
• Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes.

MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Brown turkey, drain (if necessary).
• Add seasoning packet, onion, tomato sauce and salsa.
• Simmer 5-7 minutes.
• Combine cottage cheese and egg in small bowl.
• Spray 9 x 13 pan with cooking spray.
• Assemble lasagna in the following order: 1/2 meat mixture, 1/2 tortillas, 1/2 cottage cheese mixture, 1/2 cheese, repeat.
• Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.
• Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

BAKED MEXICAN LASAGNA

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add the cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, cayenne, salt, pepper and tomatoes; heat through. Cover bottom and sides of a greased 13x9-in. baking dish with tortillas. , Pour beef mixture over tortillas; place a layer of tortillas over meat mixture and set aside. Combine cottage cheese, Monterey Jack cheese and egg; pour over tortillas. , Bake at 350° for 30 minutes. Remove from oven; sprinkle rows of cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and olives diagonally across center of casserole.

MEXICAN COTTAGE CHEESE

Steps:

• Heat the beans and cottage cheese together on stove to the desired temperature.
• pour in a bowl and season with salt, black pepper and the crushed red pepper or cayenne if you like it spicy.