Cream Cheese Lasagna

momstar's Note:

I know, not another lasagna recipe. This is a delicious change from the usual recipe. My husband loves it because of the cream cheese and pepperoni in it. I don't remember were I got it but, have had it for years. Hope you will try it.

• Total Time: 1 hrs 5 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning
• 1 teaspoon beef bouillon
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup cottage cheese
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 0.5 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
• 1 (4 ounce) package sliced pepperoni
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Directions:

1. Cook beef and onion in heavy skillet, drain.
2. Stir in tomato sauce and next 6 ingredients. Cook over low heat 10 minutes.
3. Combine the cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, and eggs; stir well. Spoon a small amount of meat sauce into a lightly greased baking dish.
4. Layer with half each of lasagna noodles, cheese mixture, pepperoni, meat sauce, and cheese. Repeat layer with rest of ingredients. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
5. Cover, bake for 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minute before serving.

Reviews

[Chef #561436]

Excellent Lasagna. Easy to put together and very cheesy. I made this for my father who doesn't usually like lasagna and he asked me to make it again.

[LUVMY2BOYS]

This was a great lasagna recipe! I am adding this to my cookbook simply because of the creamy nature & the pepperoni additions! I used lean ground turkey & used my own marinara sauce. I also used light cream cheese flavored with chive & onions, and used a little less than what was called for. Next time I'm going to try fat free cream cheese & mix in my own spices. I also used fat free cottage cheese, fat free sour cream & whole wheat noodles-and turkey pepperoni! And reduced fat cheese, of course! I mixed the parm cheese into the cream cheese, filling. It really came together quickly since the sauce was pre-made for me, and it tasted like it took hours! Thank u so much for sharing this!

[Krich]

This is our new lasagna recipe. I did use my own sauce with this (Jo Mamas World Famous Spaghetti Sauce #22782), but what really makes this recipe is the cream cheese. I live with cottage cheese haters and they aren't too keen on ricotta either. The cream cheese give this lasagna a wonderful texture and a smooth cheese filling. My 6 yo. was even excited about eating the leftovers! Dh and I both agreed this is a keeper and a new regular in our house.