Meat-Beef-Chili& Cheese Lasagna

 Prep time: 30 minutes, Total time: 1 hour and 40 minutes

Servings: 12

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Ingredients:

1 lb. lean ground beef

2 cloves garlic, minced

1 jar spaghetti sauce

1/4 cup water

1 can black beans, rinsed green pepper, finely chopped

3/4 cup of Taco Bell Home Originals Thick N Chunky Salsa

1 Tbsp. chili powder

2 tsp. ground cumin

9 lasagna noodles, cooked

1 1/2 cups BREAKSTONES or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat  Low fat Cottage Cheese 

1 pkg KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA

Directions:

Brown meat with garlic in large skillet. Add next 7 ingredients; stir. Simmer 5 minutes., stirring occasionally

Spread 2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of 13 x 9 inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of 3 noodles, 1/2 cup each cottage cheese and shredded cheese, and 2 cups of the remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining Shredded Cheese. Cool. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze up to 2 months. Refrigerate overnight to thaw.

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Remove plastic wrap from baking dish; cover the foil. Bake 1 hour 10 minutes. or until heated though, uncovering after 1 hour. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.

Kitchen tips: 

Serve this with a mixed green salad tossed served with your favorite type of dressing