Name: Jaron's Easy Peri-Peri Bison Lasagna
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Ground bison - 1 ½ pounds; Lean ground pork - ½ pound; Sweet onion, chopped - 1 small; Minced garlic - 1 ½ teaspoons; No-salt-added tomato sauce (such as Hunt's®) - 1 (14 ounce) can; No-salt-added tomato paste (such as Hunt's®) - 1 (6 ounce) can; Low sodium salsa - 1 cup; Water - 1 cup; Peri-peri chili pepper sauce (such as Nando's®) - 2 tablespoons; Italian seasoning - 2 teaspoons; Frozen chopped spinach - 1 (10 ounce) package; Creamed cottage cheese - 1 (16 ounce) package; Oven-ready lasagna noodles (such as Italpasta®) - 1 (12 ounce) box; Shredded Italian cheese blend (such as Black Diamond®) - 3 cups

Ingredients for - Jaron's Easy Peri-Peri Bison Lasagna

1. Ground bison 1 ½ pounds

2. Lean ground pork ½ pound

3. Sweet onion, chopped 1 small

4. Minced garlic 1 ½ teaspoons

5. No-salt-added tomato sauce (such as Hunt's®) 1 (14 ounce) can

6. No-salt-added tomato paste (such as Hunt's®) 1 (6 ounce) can

7. Low sodium salsa 1 cup

8. Water 1 cup

9. Peri-peri chili pepper sauce (such as Nando's®) 2 tablespoons

10. Italian seasoning 2 teaspoons

11. Frozen chopped spinach 1 (10 ounce) package

12. Creamed cottage cheese 1 (16 ounce) package

13. Oven-ready lasagna noodles (such as Italpasta®) 1 (12 ounce) box

14. Shredded Italian cheese blend (such as Black Diamond®) 3 cups

How to cook deliciously - Jaron's Easy Peri-Peri Bison Lasagna

1 . Stage

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir bison and pork in the hot skillet until browned and crumbly, 5 to 7 minutes. Add onion and garlic; cook until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomato sauce, tomato paste, salsa, water, peri-peri sauce, and Italian seasoning. Reduce heat to low and simmer meat sauce, stirring occasionally, until thickened and flavorful, about 1 hour.

2 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3 . Stage

Put frozen spinach in a microwave-safe bowl. Cook in the microwave until steaming and no water is left in the bowl, 5 to 7 minutes. Let cool; stir in cottage cheese.

4 . Stage

Spread a thin layer of meat sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan. Add a layer of noodles, another layer of meat sauce, and another layer of noodles. Top with all of the spinach-cheese mixture, another layer of noodles, the remaining meat sauce, and the shredded Italian cheese blend. Cover pan with aluminum foil.

5 . Stage

Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes. Uncover and continue baking until cheese is browned and bubbly, about 15 minutes more. Let stand 20 minutes before cutting.