Non Lasagna

Submitted by blspangl

"I whipped up this dish when I didn't have time to make all-out lasagna. I can have this dish on the table in 30 minutes. You can make it as heavy or light as you wish and it still tastes fantastic. It has all the ingredients of lasagna and it only uses two pans. Serve with a salad and garlic bread."

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 1 lb Italian sausage
• 1 lb hamburger
• 1 small onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 8 ounces pasta (rigatoni, elbow, mostaciolli)
• 8 ounces ricotta cheese
• 8 ounces cottage cheese
• 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
• 2 (16 ounce) jars spaghetti sauce
• mushroom (optional)

directions

1. Brown sausage, hamburger, onion and garlic. Drain.
2. In large pasta pot, boil pasta and cook aldente' as recommended on package. Drain. Return to pasta pot.
3. Add cooked meat mixture, cheeses, spaghetti sauce and mushrooms. Mix thoroughly.
4. You can serve immediately, or put in large casserole dish and cover with additional mozzarella and bake until bubbly (approx 45 min).
5. You can make this dish lighter by using low-fat burger and no-fat cheeses and it still tastes fantastic. I can fool my husband and kids every time!