Crescent Lasagna

This is SO good, my children request this a lot. Can be prepared 2-3 hours ahead of time.

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 6
• Yields: 1 lasagna

Ingredients

• Meat Filling

• 1⁄2 lb sausage
• 1⁄2 lb ground beef
• 3⁄4 cup  chopped onion
• 1⁄2 garlic clove, minced
• 1  tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
• 1⁄2 teaspoon oregano
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1  dash pepper

• Cheese filling

• 1  cup cream-style cottage cheese
• 1  egg
• 1⁄4 cup  grated parmesan cheese

• Crust

• 2 (8 ounce) cans  refrigerated crescent dinner rolls
• 2  slices mozzarella cheese, about 7x4 inches
• 1  tablespoon milk
• 1  tablespoon sesame seeds

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°.
2. Meat filling: Brown meat and drain. Add all meat filling ingredients, simmer, uncovered about 5 minutes.
3. Cheese filling: Combine all these ingredients well.
4. Crust: Separate crescent dough into 8 rectangles. On ungreased cookie sheet, place dough rectangles overlapping edges Press edges and perforations to seal well. (About 15x13-inch rectangle).
5. Spread half of the meat filling lengthwise down center half of dough within 1 inch of the 13 inch end.
6. Top meat filling with the cheese filling; spoon remaining meat filling on top of that, forming 3 layers. Place cheese slices over the top of that.
7. Fold 13 inch ends of dough rectangle over filling 1 inch. Pull long sides of dough rectangle over filling being careful to overlap edges only about 1/4 inch. Pinch together the overlapping dough to seal.
8. Brush with milk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
9. Bake at 375° 20-25 minutes or until a deep golden brown.
10. TIP: Can be prepared 3-4 hours beforehand and covered with plastic wrap. Increase cooking time to about 25-30 minutes.