Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

By dizzybetts

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

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1/2 lb Italian sausage
• 1 large onion , chopped
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• 1 teaspoon salt (or to taste)
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon dried basil
• 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans whole tomatoes , undrained and chopped
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 24 ounces cottage cheese or 24 ounces ricotta cheese
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 tablespoons parsley
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb mozzarella cheese , divided
• 12 -15 lasagna noodles

Details

Servings 10
Preparation time 90mins
Cooking time 130mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Brown ground beef, Italian sausage, onion and garlic.

2 Add salt and next 5 ingredients; stirring until well mixed.

3 Simmer 1 hour.

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

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

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

7 Top off with layer of noodles; sprinkle evenly with remaining mozzarella cheese.

8 Bake at 375F for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cheese mixture is thoroughly melted.