LINEBACKER'S LASAGNA

By Tangie2010

Best Meat Sauce I Have Ever Found and Have Used it For Many Years. Always a Crowd Pleaser!

I Use This Meat Sauce as My Spaghetti Sauce Also. Just Cut the Sugar in Half.

Ingredients

• MEAT SAUCE:
• 1 lb Sweet Italian Sausage
• 1 lb Hot Italian Sausage
• 1 lb Ground Beef
• 1 Cup Onion, Finely Chopped
• 4 Garlic Cloves, Crushed
• 1/4 Cup Sugar
• Salt
• 1 Tbsp Dried Basil Leaves
• 1 1/2 tsp Fennel Seed
• 1/2 tsp Pepper
• 1/2 Cup Parsley, Chopped
• 2 Cans (2lb-3 oz) Italian-Style Tomatoes - 5 (14-½ Oz) Cans
• 4 Cans (6-oz) Tomato Paste - 2 (12-oz) Cans
• 1 Cup Water
• CHEESE FILLING:
• 3 Containers (15-oz) Cottage Cheese
• 2 Eggs
• 1/2 lb Mozzarella Cheese, Grated
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/4 Cup Parsley, Chopped
• FINALE PACKAGE:
• 1 Pkg. (1-lb) Lasagna Noodles
• 1/2-lb Mozzarella Cheese, Shredded
• 1/2 Cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Details

Servings 16

Preparation

Step 1

Over medium heat sauté sausage, beef, onion and garlic until browned. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, basil, fennel, pepper and parsley. Mix well. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1 cup of water. Bring to boiling; reduce heat; simmer, covered and stirring occasionally, until thick, about 1½ hours.

Mix cheese-filling ingredients in bowl and mix well. Refrigerate meat sauce and cheese overnight to blend flavors.

Layer lasagna starting with sauce, noodles, and cheese-filling.

Bake, covered at 375F for 40 min. Uncover and top with cheeses. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until bubbly.