ℰ Healty OUR LASAGNA

TESTED & PERFECTED OUR LASAGNA Recipe. Step-by-Step. is perfect for busy families. Comes together quickly with a few staple ingredients!

INGREDIENTS

1 lb ground pork or 1 lb ground sausage 1 lb ground beef 12 ounces canned tomato sauce 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes 2 tablespoons fresh parsley or 2 tablespoons dried parsley, chopped 2 garlic cloves, minced 1?2 teaspoon dried oregano 1?2 cup minced onion 1 pinch sugar 2 teaspoons dried basil 1?2 teaspoon salt 1?2 lb small curd cottage cheese 1?2 lb ricotta cheese 3 eggs 1 cup grated parmesan cheese 1?2 teaspoon salt 1?4 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 (16 ounce) package dry lasagna noodles 1 lb mozzarella cheese

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375F. Brown pork OR sausage and beef in a dutch oven or similar large, deep skillet. Once meat is browned, add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon parsley. Add garlic, oregano, onion, sugar, basil and salt. Reduce heat to medium-low and let sauce simmer for 30 minutes. Give it a good stir every 5 minutes or so. In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper. Cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a thin layer of sauce followed by 1 or 2 layers of uncooked lasagna noodles; Assemble the remainder in the following sequence: cheese-egg mixture, sauce, mozzarella cheese (sliced or shredded), noodles; repeat layers ending with a layer of noodles covered with a thin layer of sauce and some shredded mozzarella. Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes . Remove foil, cover top with more mozzarella and grated parmesan. Bake for another 5-10 minutes . Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting. NOTE: When assembling the lasagna, we use medium- thick slices of mozzarella rather than shredded. Either works great, the sliced cheese just seems to add a little extra cheesiness. We use shredded for the mozzarella topping that is applied at the end.

by: Mark H.