Rachel's Special Occasion Lasagna

By charlotteh371

You can make this dish ahead--just cover and refrigerate or freeze after you've spread the final layer of marinara sauce. Serve with a salad and breadsticks to round out the meal.

Ingredients

• 1 (8-ounce) package uncooked lasagna noodles (about 9 noodles)
• 1 1/3 cups (6 ounces) fat-free cottage cheese
• 3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened
• 2/3 cup (6 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese
• 2 tablespoons minced fresh chives
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 4 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 large egg whites, lightly beaten
• 1 large egg, lightly beaten
• 1 (26-ounce) jar fat-free pasta sauce, divided
• Cooking spray
• 1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese

Preparation

Step 1

1 (8-ounce) package uncooked lasagna noodles (about 9 noodles)



1 1/3 cups (6 ounces) fat-free cottage cheese



3/4 cup (6 ounces) 1/3-less-fat cream cheese, softened



2/3 cup (6 ounces) part-skim ricotta cheese



1/4 cup (1 ounce) grated fresh Parmesan cheese



2 tablespoons minced fresh chives



1 teaspoon Dijon mustard



1/2 teaspoon salt



1/2 teaspoon dry mustard



1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper



4 garlic cloves, minced



2 large egg whites, lightly beaten



1 large egg, lightly beaten



1 (26-ounce) jar fat-free pasta sauce, divided



Cooking spray



1/4 cup (1 ounce) shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese