Cheesy Lasagna Casserole
Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients
8 oz egg
noodles
1/2 cup
green bell pepper, finely chopped
1/2 cup red
onion, finely chopped and divided
4 oz neufchatel cheese (1/3 less fat), softened
6 oz low fat
cottage cheese
3 oz light sour
cream
1-1/2 cups 2%
cheddar cheese, shredded
8 oz reduced
fat pork breakfast sausage
1/4 tsp red
pepper flakes
1/4 tsp fennel
seeds, crushed
1/4 tsp black
pepper
1/2 (24 oz)
jar of pasta sauce
Parmesan
cheese, grated
Directions
Preheat
oven to 350 degrees. Set neufchatel cheese in a mixing bowl to soften. Cook egg noodles one minute shy of package
directions for al dente. Drain and set aside.
Heat a nonstick
pan over medium heat; cook green pepper and half of the onions until onion is
translucent. Place in bowl with the neufchatel cheese, add cottage cheese and sour
cream; mix until well combined.
Add sausage
and remaining onion to nonstick pan season with red pepper flakes, fennel and
black pepper; cook breaking up the sausage into crumbles. Cook until browned
and cooked through.
Spray a 8x8
baking dish with cooking spray. Layer the dish as follows; all of the cooked
egg noodles, press down to condense, all the shredded cheddar cheese, all of the neufchatel cheese mixture and then the cooked sausage. Cover the entire dish with
pasta sauce and top with Parmesan cheese. Place on a cookie sheet and bake for 30 minutes covered; uncover and
bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and let rest for 20 minutes. Serve.
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YAY for a lighter lasagna! Thanks1
ReplyDeleteI'm a big believer in cream cheese! Liking the idea of using it in lasagna. A friend gave me a recipe for stuffed shells using neufchatel cheese, and it's turned out to be my favorite. This looks easy enough to make lasagna on a week night. Score!
ReplyDeleteThanks for linking!
This looks delicious,Denise ! Pinned to make soon :-) Thank you for sharing this at our ALL MY BLOGGY FRIENDS Link party!
ReplyDeleteHi Denise,
ReplyDeleteThis is a fabulous Casserole that we will love! Thank you so much for sharing your awesome recipe with Full Plate Thursday and have a great weekend.
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Miz Helen