Recipe - Rice Lasagna

One half cup Rice,longgrain
1/3 pound Ground beef
1/3 Onion,mediumsize,chopped
1/16 cup Green pepper,sweet,chopped
1/3 cn Spaghetti sauce(32oz)
1/3 Egg
1/3 pack Cottage cheese,lowfat(16oz)
1/3 pack Mozzarella cheese,shredded
1/16 cup Parmesan cheese,grated

1. Cook rice following package directions, salt optional. Reserve.

2. Coat 13x9x2" baking dish with nonstick vegetableoil cooking spray.

3. Brown beef in large skillet over mediumhigh heat, breaking up clumps.
Carefully pour off excess fat. Add onion and green pepper; cook, stirring,
2 minutes. Add spaghetti sauce.

4. Beat egg slightly in mediumsize bowl. Stir in cottage cheese and
mozzarella cheese.

5. Spread half the meat sauce over bottom of prepared baking dish. Spoon
half the rice evenly over sauce; top with half the cheese mixture. Repeat
layers. Sprinkle top with Parmesan cheese.

6. Bake in preheated moderate oven (350'F) for 50 minutes. Let stand 10
minutes before serving.

(Lisa Matthews, Jamestown TN)

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