Beef Lasagna Casserole

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Part-skim mozzarella reduces fat while cheddar is often less expensive.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often cheaper.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grated pecorino

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Start with ground beef in a pan.

Season the ground beef with seasoning salt, garlic powder, and Italian seasoning.

Place the pan over medium heat and brown the ground beef, breaking it up with a kitchen utensil.

Add chopped onion to the pan and mix it with the beef.

Drain the fat from the pan.

Add diced tomatoes to the pan and stir all ingredients together.

Pour jarred spaghetti sauce into the pan and stir to combine.

Reduce heat from medium to low and let the meat sauce simmer for about 20 minutes.

Cook lasagna casserole pasta until al dente and drain.

In a large dish, place a layer of meat sauce at the bottom.

Add a layer of pasta on top of the meat sauce.

Pour more meat sauce over the pasta, ensuring a hearty layer.

Spread cottage cheese (or ricotta) over the meat sauce.

Sprinkle Italian cheese on top of the cottage cheese.

Repeat the layering process with more pasta, meat sauce, and cheese.

Preheat the oven.

Cover the casserole and place it in the oven for about 40 to 45 minutes.

Let it remain covered while it cooks.

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