Wonderful Lasagna
- Ready In:
- 2hrs
- Ingredients:
- 27
- Serves:
-
8-10
ingredients
- 1 lb hot Italian sausage
- 1⁄2 lb ground chuck
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, minced
- 3 garlic cloves, crushed
- 3 -4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1⁄4 teaspoon dried whole oregano
- 1 dash of dried whole basil
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
- 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded and divided (not pepper jack, just regular jack!)
- 1 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1⁄2 cup green onion, minced
- 1⁄2 cup fresh parsley, minced
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried whole basil, crushed
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried whole marjoram, crushed
- 7 slices bacon
- 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
- 1⁄2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated (not in the can...freshly grated)
- 1⁄2 cup soft breadcrumbs (put a couple of slices of bread in a mini food processor)
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
- 5 cooked lasagna noodles
- 1 (8 ounce) package sliced swiss cheese
directions
- Remove the sausage from the casings. Cook the sausage, ground chuck, 1/2 cup green onions, and garlic in 3-4 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet until the meat is browned, stirring to crumble the meat; drain. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, 1/4 tsp oregano, dash of basil, salt and pepper; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Cover and chill for 8 hours.
- Combine the Monterey Jack cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup minced green onions, parsley, beaten egg, basil, and oregano in a medium bowl; stir well, and set aside.
- Cook the bacon until crisp; crumble the bacon. Combine the bacon, spinach, Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, egg yolk, and if desired, 2 tbsp olive oil.
- Spoon half of the reserved meat sauce in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Layer half of the reserved ricotta cheese mixture over the meat sauce; top with half of the spinach mixture. Arrange the noodles evenly over the spinach mixture. Repeat layers with half of the meat sauce, ricotta cheese mixture, and spinach mixture.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese evenly over the lasagna mixture; top evenly with Swiss cheese slices.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until the cheese melts and the mixture is hot and bubbly.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
breezermom
United States