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Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

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My family's favorite. This is a very meaty lasagna. We prefer it with cottage cheese, but you can easily substitute ricotta.

Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

Absolute Best Ever Lasagna
Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

Cooking Information

Total Time

2 mins

Prep Time

1 mins

Servings

12

Ingredients

17 items

Directions

9 steps
1 mins
  1. 1

    Brown ground meat, onion and garlic.

  2. 2

    Add salt, pepper, parsley, oregano, basil, chopped tomatoes with juice, tomato paste; stirring until well mixed.

  3. 3

    Cover and simmer 1 hour (or longer,but watch for getting too dry).

  4. 4

    Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.

  5. 5

    Spray a 13 x 9" baking pan with cooking spray.

  6. 6

    Combine riccota cheese, eggs, pepper, 2 tablespoons parsley, Parmesan cheese and 1/2 1lb of mozzarella cheese; In a lasagna pan, layer noodles, meat sauce, and cheese mixture; repeat.

  7. 7

    Top off with layer of noodles; sprinkle evenly with remaining mozzarella cheese; make sure to cover noodles completely.

  8. 8

    Bake at 375F for 40-60 minutes, or until cheese mixture is thoroughly melted. (I cover w/ foil for about 40 minutes, then uncover for 15-20 minutes.

  9. 9

    Let sit for 15-20 minutes before cutting and serving.

Ingredients

17 items
AMT
UNIT
INGREDIENT

Main Ingredients

0.50
pcs
beef(lbs lean ground)
0.50
pcs
sausage(italian or 1/2 ground veal)
1.00
pcs
onion(, chopped)
3.00
pcs
garlic(cloves , minced)
1.00
tsp
salt(teaspoon)
1.00
tsp
pepper(teaspoon fresh coarse ground black)
1.00
tbsp
parsley(tablespoon dried flakes)
1.00
tbsp
oregano(tablespoon dried)
1.00
tbsp
basil(tablespoon dried)
2.00
can
tomato((14 1/2 ounce) whole es , undrained and chopped (or canned chopped es))
12.00
oz
tomato paste(ounces)
24.00
oz
2.00
pcs
egg(s , beaten)
0.50
tsp
pepper(teaspoon)
2.00
tbsp
parsley(tablespoons)
0.50
cup
1.00
pcs
mozzarella(cheese , divided)