Spinach And Meat Whole Wheat Lasagna - cooking recipe

Ingredients

8 sheets no-boil whole wheat lasagna noodles
700 ml pasta sauce
500 g lowfat mozzarella cheese
4 (12 ounce) boxes frozen spinach
500 g hamburger
500 g low fat cottage cheese
2 cups low-fat milk
60 g butter or 60 g margarine
1/4 cup flour

Preparation

Place lasagna sheets in boiling water to soften slightly. Drain thawed spinach; squeeze some of excess liquid off.
Brown mince and drain off fat, return to pan add pasta sauce. Simmer for 10-15 minutes.
Make bechemel sauce by melting butter, adding flour and stirring over med heat for 2 minutes, gradually add milk bringing to boil to thicken. Then add cottage cheese gradually, incorporating into milk mixture and heating through.
Place layer of lasagna sheets on bottom.
Place half spinach in layer. Sprinkle with mozzarella cheese.
Place layer of lasagna sheets.
Place half of meat mixture in next layer.
Repeat steps layers, and top with layer of lasagna sheets, bechemel sauce and sprinkle liberally with mozzarella cheese.
Cook at 180\u00b0C for 45 minutes.