Spaghetti Lasagne

Submitted by CoolChef

"This is a recipe that is quick and easy and tastes great. If you like lasagne, this is a quick way to get a very similar taste. My family loves it."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 30mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Yields: 1 9X13 pan
• Serves: 8-10

ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans spaghetti sauce
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 1 lb angel hair pasta
• 1 (24 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 3⁄4 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons butter
• 8 large eggs
• 1 cup parmesan cheese
• 1 cup mild cheddar cheese
• 3 cups mozzarella cheese
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon basil (chopped)
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder

directions

1. Brown and drain the ground beef.
2. Add spaghetti sauce, basil, italian seasoning and crushed red pepper to ground beef.
3. Heat the sauce and ground beef mixture on low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, until beginning to bubble.
4. Boil 1 pound of spaghetti in water adding a tablspoon of olive oil, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of butter to water.
5. Melt 1 1/2 sticks of butter (use real butter, not margarine) in a separate bowl or cup in the microwave.
6. In a separate bowl, combine the container of cottage cheese, 3/4 cup of parmesan cheese, eggs, and melted butter, and stir until well combined.
7. When pasta is boiled, drain and combine with the cottage cheese mixture in a large bowl, stirring and mixing the contents together well.
8. In a greased 9" X 13" deep lasagne pan, add the combined mixture of pasta and cottage cheese from above, spread evenly in pan. Note: If using a shallow pan, you may wish to divide into 2 pans.
9. Sprinkle 1 cup of of mild cheddar cheese over the pasta.
10. Evenly spread the spaghetti sauce / ground beef mixture over top.
11. Evenly spread 3 cups of mozzarella cheese over the top of the sauce mixture. You can increase or decrease the cheese amounts in the recipe to suit your taste.
12. Sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese (or desired amount).
13. Cover pan with aluminum foil and bake at 350 (preheated) oven for 30-45 minutes or until bubbly, remove foil for last 10-15 minutes of baking until cheese is beginning to brown on edges.
14. Remove from oven and let stand for 15 minutes.
15. Serve and enjoy. Leftovers can be wrapped up with saran wrap in individual serving sizes and frozen for later use.