Lasagna
Everyone likes lasagna and it’s a good meal to prepare ahead of time and just pop in the oven.
Lasagna
Makes: A 10×15 pan
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Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 lb Italian sausage
- 2 Tbsp minced garlic
- ½ medium onion (diced)
- 29 oz diced tomatoes (2 14.5oz cans)
- 12 oz tomato paste (2 6oz cans)
- seasonings to taste (Italian seasoning, cumin, salt…)
- 3 cups cottage cheese
- 2 large eggs (beaten)
- ½ cup grated parmesan cheese
- 2 Tbsp Italian seasoning (or dried parsley)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ½ lb shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 10 oz lasagna noodles (add 1/2 tsp salt & 1 Tbsp olive oil to pasta water)
Instructions:
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil.
- Meanwhile, in a large skillet, combine the ground beef, sausage, garlic, and onion. Season to taste.
- Cook over medium/high heat until browned then drain the excess grease and dump into a saucepan.
- Add the diced tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, and seasonings to taste. Allow the mixture to simmer for 45 minutes while you are working on the other steps.
- When the water comes to a boil, add the noodles, 1/2 tsp salt, and 1 Tbsp olive oil to the water. Cook the noodles until "al dente" then drain.
- In a medium bowl, mix together the cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, 2 Tbsp Italian seasoning, and 1 tsp salt. Set aside.
Assembly:
- If baking immediately, preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 10×15 baking dish.
- Spread a thin layer of the tomato mixture on the bottom of the pan.
- Add a layer of lasagna noodles.
- Spoon half the cottage cheese mixture over the noodles & spread evenly.
- Cover with Mozzarella cheese.
- Spoon a little less than half the meat/sauce mixture over the top.
- Repeat the layers then cover the top generously with Mozzarella cheese.
- Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. *Remove the foil 10 minutes before it's finished baking.
Notes:
Make Ahead: You can easily make this ahead of time, cover tightly, and refrigerate or freeze it. Allow an extra 20-30 minutes if the lasagna is cold prior to baking.
This is a very good recipe.