Grandma's Lasagna

By Addie

Grandma always made me and my college friends her famous lasagna when we came home for winter break.

MY NOTES: Add one egg and 1 Tablespoon flour to cottage cheese and sour cream mixture

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (32-ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
• 1 (16-ounce) container cottage cheese
• 8 ounces sour cream
• 8 lasagna noodles, divided
• 3 (6-ounce) packages sliced mozzarella cheese (12 slices), divided
• 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
• 1 cup water

Preparation

Step 1

Cook beef in large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring to separate, until meat is browned and crumbly; drain drippings.

Add spaghetti sauce. Reduce heat to low. Heat through, stirring occasionally; set aside.

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine cottage cheese and sour cream in medium bowl; blend well.

Spoon 1-1/2 cups meat sauce into the bottom of a 13 × 9-inch baking pan. Place 4 uncooked noodles over sauce, then half the cottage cheese mixture, 4 slices of mozzarella, half the remaining meat sauce and 1/4 cup Parmesan.

Repeat layers, starting with the uncooked noodles and using all the remaining cottage cheese mixture, meat sauce and Parmesan. Top with remaining 4 slices of mozzarella. Pour water over lasagna near sides of pan. Cover with foil.

Bake lasagna 1 hour. Uncover; bake until bubbly, 20 minutes more. Let stand 15 to 20 minutes before cutting.