MAKE-AHEAD CHILI & CHEESE LASAGNA

Make-Ahead Chili & Cheese Lasagna image

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 12

1lb. lean ground beef
2cloves garlic, minced
1jar (24 oz.) spaghetti sauce
1/4cup water
1can (15 oz.) black beans, rinsed
1 green pepper, finely chopped
3/4cup TACO BELL® HOME ORIGINALS® Thick 'N Chunky Salsa
1Tbsp. chili powder
2tsp. ground cumin
9 lasagna noodles, cooked
1-1/2cups BREAKSTONE'S or KNUDSEN 2% Milkfat Low Fat Cottage Cheese
1pkg. (8 oz.) KRAFT Mexican Style Shredded Four Cheese with a TOUCH OF PHILADELPHIA

Steps:

BROWN meat with garlic in large skillet. Add next 7 ingredients; stir. Simmer 5 min., stirring occasionally.
SPREAD 2 cups meat sauce onto bottom of 13x9-inch baking dish sprayed with cooking spray; cover with layers of 3 noodles, 1/2 cup each cottage cheese and shredded cheese, and 2 cups of the remaining meat sauce. Repeat layers twice. Top with remaining shredded cheese. Cool. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap. Freeze up to 2 months. Refrigerate overnight to thaw.
HEAT oven to 375°F. Remove plastic wrap from baking dish; cover with foil. Bake 1 hour 10 min. or until heated through, uncovering after 1 hour. Let stand 10 min. before cutting to serve.