Homemade Lasagna

By Coldsnap46

"This is my Mom's special homemade lasagna recipe with made from scratch tomato sauce and delicious, cheesy filling. I have found none better anywhere..." --Recipe by CRAIG

Ingredients

• 1 (16 ounce) package lasagna noodles
• 1/2 pound ground pork
• 1/2 pound lean ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1/8 teaspoon white sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 pound small curd cottage cheese*
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 pound shredded mozzarella cheese
• Several reviewers substituted Ricotta cheese for the cottage cheese.

Details

Servings 8
Cooking time 105mins
Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add noodles and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain and set aside.

Place pork and beef in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Stir in tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, parsley, garlic, oregano, onion, sugar, basil and salt. Simmer over medium-low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, parsley, salt and pepper.

In a 9x13 inch baking dish, place 2 layers of noodles on the bottom of dish; layer 1/2 of the cheese mixture, 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese and 1/2 of the sauce; repeat layers.

Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 30 to 40 minutes. Remove foil and bake for another 5 to 10 minutes; let stand for 10 minutes before cutting; serve.

Note: Excellent Prep video for this recipe on website. Very helpful tips/suggestions from reviews of this recipe available on website.

Some tips from Reviewers:
1) More sauce is needed - so be sure to make more.
2) Replace the sugar with 2 tsp. ground carrot.
3) Eliminate the salt or reduce by at least half.
4) BE SURE to put about 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.