Stovetop Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)

• 1 jar (24 ounces) pasta sauce

• 2 cups water

• 1 large sweet red pepper, chopped

• 1/4 cup Italian salad dressing

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 10 uncooked lasagna noodles, broken into 2-in. pieces

• 1-1/2 cups 2% cottage cheese

• 1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink; drain.

2. Stir in pasta sauce, water, red pepper, dressing and garlic powder. Bring to a boil; stir in noodles.

3. Reduce heat to medium-low. Cook, covered, until noodles are tender, 10-15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Stir in cottage cheese; heat through. Remove from heat; top with mozzarella cheese.  Cover and let stand until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes.