Recipe: Lasagna using Tomato Juice (4)

Short Cut Lasagna
Serves 12

1 lb. hamburger
1 envelope dehydrated spaghetti sauce mix
1 (1 lb.) pkg. lasagna noodles
1 (12 oz.) cottage cheese
1 (8 oz.) pkg. shredded Cheddar cheese
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese (or more Cheddar)
Chopped parsley flakes
2 quarts tomato juice

Brown hamburger in large skillet. Stir in tomato juice and spaghetti sauce mix. Bring to boiling. Lower heat and simmer 10 minutes.

Cover the bottom of 9x13x2 inch baking dish with thin layer of meat sauce. Then place a layer of each: uncooked noodles, cottage cheese, cheese, and meat sauce. Repeat layers until all ingredients are used, ending with meat sauce. Cover tightly with heavy duty aluminum foil.

Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.

HINT: Better if baked a day ahead and reheated. Freezes well.

Skillet Lasagna

1 lb. ground beef
3 cups medium egg noodles, uncooked 8 oz.
1 lb. cream style cottage cheese
2 oz. envelope powdered spaghetti sauce mix
1 tbsp. parsley
1 1/2 tsp. basil or oregano
3 1/2 cups tomato juice
1 cup shredded Cheddar cheese
Onion, green pepper or garlic may be added to your taste

Lightly brown meat in large (10-inch) skillet on medium heat. Add noodles. Drop cottage cheese evenly with spoon over the noodles. Sprinkle cheese with spaghetti sauce mix, parsley and basil. Add tomato juice. Cover skillet; when steam appears, turn heat to lowest position.

Cook for 30 minutes. Sprinkle cheese over top, put a lid back on the skillet and let stand on warm until cheese melts.

If this is baked in oven, allow 1-1 1/2 hours in large cake pan. Cover with foil.

Spinach Lasagna
Serves 4

1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup onion, minced
1 (8 oz.) can tomato juice
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. oregano
4 oz. Mozzarella cheese
Dash of garlic salt
Dash of pepper
1 (4 oz.) can mushrooms, drained
1 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen spinach, thawed
6 oz. cottage cheese

Saute onion and ground beef until onion is transparent. Add tomato juice, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic salt, pepper and mushrooms.

Squeeze liquid from thawed spinach and combine with cottage cheese. Cut Mozzarella cheese in strips.

In 7 x 11 inch baking dish, arrange in layers the spinach mixture, meat mixture, then cheese. Repeat ending with hard cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes.

Low Calorie Lasagna

1 lb. ground veal or beef
1/4 cup minced onion
16 oz. tomato juice (cooked down and reduced by half)
1 tsp. basil
1 tsp. parsley
1/4 tsp. oregano
4 oz. mozzarella cheese
Dash garlic
Dash pepper
4 oz. mushrooms, drained
6 oz. cottage cheese
1 (14 oz.) pkg. chopped spinach, thawed and drained

Brown onion and meat. Add tomato juice, spices, and mushrooms.

Squeeze liquid from spinach and combine cottage cheese and spinach. Cut cheese in strips.

In a 9 x 11-inch baking dish, layer spinach, meat, then cheese, ending with hard cheese.

Bake at 375 degrees for 15-20 minutes. Serve hot.

Hi Brad,

I don't know if any of these recipes are originally from Cremettes, but maybe one will be similar. Hopefully someone will share the recipe you're looking for.

Happy Cooking!

Betsy