Pizzagna

I love pizza, but I can no longer eat yeast bread. I can have wheat though, so pasta is still in. To serve my pizza craving, I devised this dish that delivers all the goodness of a supreme combo pizza without the yeast bread. For a crowd, serve with garlic bread and salad and/or veggies on the side to really stretch this dish.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 35 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins
• Calories: 448 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon water
• 4 eggs, beaten
• 2 teaspoons dried parsley
• 1 green bell pepper, chopped
• 3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• ½ red onion, chopped
• 3 cups cottage cheese
• cooking spray
• 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
• ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese
• 4 cups prepared marinara sauce
• 1 (8 ounce) package no-boil lasagna noodles, or more if needed
• ½ cup mini pepperoni pieces, or more to taste
• ½ cup sliced mushrooms, or to taste (Optional)
• ¼ cup sliced black olives, or to taste (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Heat spaghetti sauce in a saucepan over medium heat.

Step 3

Cook and stir sausage and water in a large skillet over medium heat, using a potato masher to break sausage into small pieces, until sausage is crumbly and almost cooked through, about 5 minutes. Add pepper and onion; cook and stir until onion is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.

Step 4

Stir cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and parsley together in a bowl.

Step 5

Spread about 1 cup warmed spaghetti sauce into the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Arrange 3 lasagna noodles over the sauce. Spread 1/2 of the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles, another 1 cup spaghetti sauce over the cheese, and 2/3 cup sausage mixture over the top. Sprinkle 1/2 of the pepperoni pieces, 1/2 of the sliced mushrooms, and 1/2 of the olives over the sausage mixture. Scatter 1/3 the mozzarella cheese over the top and arrange 3 lasagna noodles atop the cheese. Repeat layering again.

Step 6

Pour remaining spaghetti sauce over the lasagna and sprinkle remaining mozzarella cheese over the top. Cover baking dish with aluminum foil.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until sauce is bubbling around the edges, about 25 minutes. Remove aluminum foil and continue baking until cheese is melted and golden, about 5 minutes more. Cool for 15 minutes before slicing.