Don't let the word spinach turn you off, this is really good and doesn't taste "diet" at all.

Ingredients

* 1 lb. ground veal or beef
* 4 oz. mozzarella cheese
* 1/4 C. chopped onion
* Dash garlic salt
* 1 8 oz. can tomato sauce
* Dash pepper
* 1 tsp. basil
* 1 4 oz. can mushrooms, drained (optional)
* 1 tsp. parsley
* 1 10 oz. pkg. frozen chopped spinach, thawed
* 1/4 tsp. oregano
* 6 oz. cottage cheese

Directions

Saute onion and ground meat until onion is transparent. Add tomato sauce, basil, parsley, oregano, garlic salt, pepper and mushrooms. Squeeze liquid from thawed spinach and combine with cottage cheese. Cut mozzarella cheese in strips. In 7x11-inch baking dish, arrange in layers spinach mixture, meat mixture then mozzarella cheese. Repeat, ending with hard cheese. Bake in 375 degree oven for 15-20 minutes or until hot and bubble.4 servings = 6 1/2 protein, 1 1/4 vegetable

8 servings = 3 1/4 protein, 1/2 vegetable (approximately)

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