prep 40 minutes chill 8 hours stand 35 minutes bake 1 hour at 350°F
- 1½ lb. bulk Italian sausage
- 1 24-oz. carton cottage cheese
- ½ cup finely chopped green onions
- ¼ cup snipped fresh chives
- ¼ cup finely shredded carrot
- 18 eggs
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. black pepper
- 2 Tbsp. butter
- 1 15- to 16-oz. jar Alfredo sauce
- 1 tsp. dried Italian seasoning, crushed
- 8 no-boil lasagna noodles
- 4 cups frozen shredded hash brown potatoes, thawed
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (8 oz.)
1. In a large skillet cook sausage until browned. Drain off fat. Meanwhile, in a bowl combine cottage cheese, green onions, chives, and carrot.
2. In an extra-large bowl whisk together eggs, milk, salt, and pepper. In a large skillet melt butter over medium heat. Add egg mixture. Cook, without stirring, until mixture begins to set on the bottom and around the edges. Using a spatula, lift and fold the partially cooked egg mixture so the uncooked portion flows underneath. Continue cooking 2 to 3 minutes more or until egg mixture is cooked but still glossy and moist. Remove from heat.
3. Stir together Alfredo sauce and Italian seasoning. Spread about ½ cup of the sauce in a 3-qt. rectangular baking dish. Layer half the lasagna noodles over sauce, overlapping as necessary. Top with half the remaining sauce, half the cottage cheese mixture, half the hash browns, half the scrambled egg mixture, and half the sausage mixture. Sprinkle with half the mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers.
4. Cover baking dish tightly with plastic wrap. Chill 8 to 24 hours.
5. Let lasagna stand at room temperature 30 minutes before baking. Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove plastic wrap; cover baking dish with foil. Bake 45 minutes. Remove foil. Bake about 15 minutes more or until heated through. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.
number of servings 16
per serving 452 cal., 30 g fat (12 g sat. fat), 290 mg chol., 918 mg sodium, 19 g carb., 1 g fiber, 2 g sugars, 24 g pro.
HEALTHY CHOICE
It’s easy to reduce the fat in this recipe. Look for Italian turkey sausage, low-fat cottage cheese, light Alfredo sauce, and part-skim mozzarella cheese to replace the higher-fat options.