Spinach And Meat Whole Wheat Lasagna

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 sheets no-boil whole wheat lasagna noodles
• 700 ml pasta sauce
• 500 g lowfat mozzarella cheese
• 4 (12 ounce) boxes frozen spinach
• 500 g hamburger
• 500 g low fat cottage cheese
• 2 cups low-fat milk
• 60 g butter or 60 g margarine
• 1/4 cup flour

Recipe

• 1 place lasagna sheets in boiling water to soften slightly. drain thawed spinach; squeeze some of excess liquid off.
• 2 brown mince and drain off fat, return to pan add pasta sauce. simmer for 10-15 minutes.
• 3 make bechemel sauce by melting butter, adding flour and stirring over med heat for 2 minutes, gradually add milk bringing to boil to thicken. then add cottage cheese gradually, incorporating into milk mixture and heating through.
• 4 place layer of lasagna sheets on bottom.
• 5 place half spinach in layer. sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
• 6 place layer of lasagna sheets.
• 7 place half of meat mixture in next layer.
• 8 repeat steps layers, and top with layer of lasagna sheets, bechemel sauce and sprinkle liberally with mozzarella cheese.
• 9 cook at 180°c for 45 minutes.