Lean Beef Skillet Lasagna with Cottage Cheese

All the cozy layers of lasagna in one pan: a rich lean-beef tomato sauce simmered with protein pasta, dolloped with herbed cottage cheese and blanketed in melted mozzarella.

Ingredients

• 2 lb 93% lean ground beef
• 1 small onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 can (28 oz) crushed tomatoes
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 7 oz protein pasta (short shapes)
• 1½ cups 2% cottage cheese
• ¼ cup grated Parmesan
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella
• 3 cups baby spinach
• fresh basil, torn

From your pantry: 1 tsp olive oil, 2 tsp Italian seasoning, ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, salt, pepper.

Instructions

1. Heat the oil in a large deep oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the beef with the onion, 8 minutes, breaking it up. Add the garlic, Italian seasoning, pepper flakes and 1 tsp salt for 1 minute.
2. Stir in the tomatoes and broth and bring to a boil. Add the pasta, cover and simmer, stirring every few minutes, until the pasta is tender, 12 to 15 minutes. Stir in the spinach.
3. Mix the cottage cheese with the Parmesan, half the basil and pepper.
4. Drop spoonfuls of the cottage cheese over the pasta and scatter the mozzarella on top. Cover and cook on low until melted, 3 to 4 minutes, or broil until bubbly and browned.
5. Rest 5 minutes and finish with the remaining basil.

Tip: Stir the pasta often while it simmers in the sauce; short pasta sticks to the bottom of the pan if you walk away.

Nutrition per serving

Good for

Adapted from Skinnytaste.

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