Sarah's Best Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb low-fat sausage
• 3 -4 cups prego spaghetti sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) can diced tomatoes, italian style (optional)
• 2 -3 teaspoons garlic salt
• 1 -2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• 2 (9 ounce) boxes lasagna noodles
• 2 cups light mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1 3/4 cups light cheddar cheese, shredded
• 16 ounces low fat cottage cheese
• 8 ounces light ricotta cheese
• 1 (8 ounce) can spinach, drained

Recipe

• 1 cook the sausage with 1-2 tsp garlic salt, 1-2 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp oregano, and the black pepper on medium heat. add the spaghetti sauce and let simmer while preparing other ingredients.
• 2 mix together 1 1/2 cups of the light mozzarella, 1 1/2 cups of the light cheddar cheese, light cottage cheese, low fat ricotta, spinach, 1 tsp garlic salt, 1 tsp oregano in a bowl and cool in the refrigerator if needed.
• 3 heat oven to 375 degrees.
• 4 in a 9x13 oven dish, layer ingredients sauce-noodles-cheese mixture-sauce, incorporating diced tomatoes with sauce if desired. once finished, the top layer is sauce and the rest of the shredded cheeses.
• 5 tent with foil and bake for 45-60 minutes (use the recommendation on the box of noodles).
• 6 let stand for 15 minutes, and serve with your favorite warmed bread.
• 7 our favorite is sourdough!