Ingredients
- 9 lasagne (pieces)
- 1/2 reserved -for the top
- 500 ml tomato sauce
- 350 gr beef (lean ground)
- 250 gr low-fat cottage cheese
- 240 ml low-fat sour cream
- 230 gr cheddar cheese (grated)
- 230 ml picante sauce
- 150 gr corn (frozen thawed)
- 140 gr green chilies (canned diced)
- 45 gr green olives
- 3 gr chili powder
- 1 gr cumin (ground)
- some scallions
Prepare lasagne according to package directions; drain. Stir the diced chilies into the cottage cheese. Preheat oven to 180ÂșC . In a medium bowl, mix cumin, chili powder, tomato sauce and picante sauce. Spread half to 1 cup of the tomato sauce mixture over the bottom of a 9 x 13 x 5 cm baking dish. Place three pieces of lasagne on top of sauce. Spread half of the cottage cheese on the lasagne and sprinkle half each of the ground beef, corn, scallions and Cheddar cheese. Repeat layering, beginning with sauce. Place a layer of lasagne on top. Pour remaining sauce over lasagne. Cover with aluminum foil and bake for 30 minutes. Uncover, top with sour cream, Cheddar cheese and olives. Re-cover and continue baking for 15 minutes. Let stand 15 minutes before serving. NOTE: If you prefer not to cook lasagne, add 1 cup water to tomato sauce and continue as above. When lasagne is assembled, cover and refrigerate at least six hours before baking. Each serving provides: 385 Calories; 33.6 g Protein; 37 g Carbohydrates; dozen g Fat; 50.8 mg Cholesterol; 1516 mg Sodium. Calories from Fat: 28% Copyright National Pasta Association (http://www.ilovepasta.org) (Reprinted with permission)