Lasagna

mommyoffour's Note:

This lasagna recipe doesn't have ricotta or cottage cheese. Its the recipe I always used after I was married. DH does like this recipe better so I pull it out every so often for him. It is a very good basic lasagna recipe. Its wonderful served with a green salad and garlic bread....yum.

• Total Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
• Prep Time: 25 mins
• Cook Time: 3 hrs 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 1 lb ground chuck
• ½ lb lasagna noodle
• ¼ cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 onion , chopped
• 16 ounces tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 2⁄3; cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese , shredded

Directions:

1. Brown meat lightly in olive oil with garlic and onion; add tomatoes, tomato paste,water, basil, oregano, salt and pepper.
2. Bring to boil and simmer, covered, 2 to 3 hours, adding more water, as needed, until desired thickness.
3. Cook noodles in salted, boiling water until tender .
4. Drain noodles.
5. In shallow baking dish, spoon 1/2 cup sauce on bottom of pan.
6. Put a layer of noodles and a layer of meat mixture and then a layer of both cheeses.
7. Repeat layers and top with parmesan cheese; bake in a 350 oven for 45 minutes.

Reviews

[Momma Dukes]

This came out very nice. I've made a lot of lasagna but usually with a jar sauce. The sauce for this lasagna tasted so good. I didn't have any dried basil so I used 2 tablespoons of Italian seasoning. I also added 3 tablespoons of raw sugar. I put in two cheese layers made with 1 cup cottage, 1 cup ricotta, 1/2 cup parmesean cheese. I also didn't boil the noodles but added about 1/2 c boiling water, sealed the pan with foil then baked for 1 1/2 hour the next day

This was the best lasagna I have ever made. Maybe even the best I've ever tasted! Anywhere! Thank you so much.