Whipped Cottage Cheese Taco Lasagna

• portions: 12 servings
• temps actif: 30 minutes
• temps total: 1 hour 30 minutes

Ingrédients

12 lasagna noodles

1 lb. ground beef

1 teaspoon sea salt

½ white onion (minced)

2 bell peppers (diced)

2 cloves garlic (minced)

2 tablespoons taco seasoning

1 cups cup salsa (separated)

15 oz. pinto beans (drained and rinsed)

1 cup corn (thawed)

22 oz. 2% cottage cheese

3 cups shredded Mexican-style cheese (+more for topping)

Toppings: cilantro (sour cream, avocado)

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF and bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add the lasagna noodles to the water and cook the noodles until al dente, about 7 minutes.

Strain the noodles and lay them out flat until ready to assemble.

Heat a large skillet over medium/high heat. Add the beef to the skillet and season with salt. Break up the beef and cook for 1-2 minutes. Add the onion, peppers, garlic, pinto beans, corn, taco seasoning, and ½ cup of salsa to the skillet and mix. Cook for an additional 3-4 minutes or until the veggies start to soften. Remove the skillet from the heat.

Blend the cottage cheese in a high-speed blender. Blend until smooth.

Add the blended cottage cheese and Mexican-style cheese to a bowl and mix to combine.

Assemble the lasagna. Add about ⅓ cup of the salsa to the bottom of the 9x13-inch pan. Top with 4 lasagna noodles, overlapping just slightly. Next, add ⅓ cup of the cottage cheese mixture to the top of the noodles and gently spread the mixture with a spatula. Spread ½ cup of the meat mixture over the top of the cottage cheese sauce. Repeat this process until the cottage cheese sauce and meat mixture have been used.

Top the last layer of noodles with the remaining ½ cup of salsa and top with any remaining cheese.

Bake the lasagna for 20 minutes at 350ºF, uncover, and bake for an additional 20-30 minutes or until the cheese is golden brown.

Remove from the oven and let the lasagna rest for 15 minutes before serving. Top with fresh cilantro and enjoy.

Nutrition

• Calories: 406 kcal
• Lipides Totaux: 16 g
• Glucides Totaux: 39 g
• Fibres Diététiques: 5 g
• Sucres Totaux: 5 g
• Protéines: 27 g