Mexican Lasagna

This was a happy little experiment my son and I came up with when we were trying to use up ingredients in our cabinets before we went to the store.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 12  lasagna noodles
• 2  teaspoons kosher salt
• 1  lb ground beef or 1  lb ground turkey or 1  lb ground chicken
• 26  ounces tomato sauce
• 12  ounces salsa
• 16  ounces small curd cottage cheese
• 2  teaspoons oregano
• 1  teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 8  ounces  shredded jalapeno jack cheese
• 4  ounces  shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Pre heat oven at 350 degrees. Reserve 2 oz. jack cheese.
2. Bring 6 cups of water to boil. Sprinkle salt over the boiling water. Add noodles. Cook until they just bend (about 3 minutes). Drain water and set to the side.
3. Brown ground meat in skillet.
4. Mix cottage cheese, oregano and black pepper.
5. Layer ingredients in a 9 x 13 casserole pan in this order: 3 noodles,ground meat, cottage cheese mixture, jack cheese, cheddar cheese, tomato sauce then salsa. Repeat until you have used all ingredients. Sprinkle reserved cheese over the top.
6. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Let lasanga rest for 10 minutes.