Meat Sauce Lasagna
photo by karen
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 13
- Serves:
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8
ingredients
- 1 1⁄2 lbs ground beef
- 1 onion, chopped
- 8 ounces tomato sauce
- 6 ounces tomato paste
- garlic powder, to taste
- salt and pepper, to taste
- basil, to taste
- oregano, to taste
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 24 ounces cottage cheese, large curd
- 6 lasagna noodles
- 8 slices mozzarella cheese (long rectangular slices, not small squares)
- 4 tablespoons parmesan cheese
directions
- Brown ground beef with onion in large pot. Drain grease and return to pot.
- Add tomato sauce & tomato paste, plus one can of water of each.
- Add garlic powder, salt, pepper, basil and oregano.
- Cook 45 minutes or more.
- Just before you are ready to assemble the lasagna, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add lasagna noodles, laying them flat. Do not break. Cook in boiling water for about 10-15 minutes, then drain.
- While noodles are cooking, mix eggs with cottage cheese in a medium bowl.
- Spray 9 x 13 glass baking dish with cooking spray.
- TO ASSEMBLE LASAGNA: Place layer of noodles on bottom of pan, cutting them to fit so they do not overlap.
- Spread 1/2 of the cottage cheese over the noodles.
- Place a layer of mozzarella cheese on the cottage cheese, cutting the cheese as needed to avoid overlapping.
- Spread 1/2 of the meat sauce on top of the cheese.
- Sprinkle with 2 oz Parmesan cheese.
- Repeat layers (noodles, cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, meat sauce and then Parmesan cheese).
- Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.
- NOTE: Lasagna can be assembled in advance and baked just before serving. Let sit for a few minutes before cutting.
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Reviews
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I made this for when I had DD and her boyfriend and DS and his girlfriend over for dinner. The only changes I made was using fresh mozzarella and I am sure a lot more than what is listed. This is very similar to my normal recipe except I use real garlic and also garlic salt, which I found the powder gave a strong aroma of garlic but the sauce lacked the garlic flavor, I kept adding more and more powder to it. Also feel this would be hard for a new cook to make due to the lack of measurements for the spices. I really enjoyed the amount of cottage cheese, which is more than I normally use. Next time I would use the fresh garlic with the garlic salt for more flavor!! Thanks for sharing your recipe. Made for Holiday Tag Game.
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This is the basic recipe I've used for years. Even tastes better after freezing. I usually double the amount of meat (I prefer ground round). This makes it perfect for meat lovers who are not pasta fans. I prefer to use fresh garlic put through a press. I use drry Italian seasoning plus some oregano.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
karen
United States