Classic Lasagna
- Ready In:
- 1hr 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 2 lbs ground beef
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 30 ounces tomato sauce
- 15 ounces water
- 12 ounces tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon basil
- 8 -12 ounces mozzarella cheese, grated
- 16 ounces cottage cheese, small curd (or ricotta cheese)
- 1⁄2 cup grated parmesan cheese
- salt, to taste
- pepper, to taste
- 16 ounces lasagna noodles
directions
- Preheat oven to 350. In a large pan, add olive oil, chopped onions, and garlic. Saute until onions are soft and translucent.
- Add ground beef and cook until completely browned and drain fat. Return to pan.
- Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, water, spices, salt, and pepper.
- Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low, cover and cook for approximately 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cook pasta according to the package directions, rinse and set aside. I usually add a teaspoon of oil to the water so the pasta doesn't stick together.
- In a 14 x11 1/2 x 2 1/4 inch baking dish or two smaller size baking dishes, put a small amount of meat mixture in the bottom of the dish. Spread around.
- Add lasagna noodles (about 5 or 6 and they will overlap each other).
- Next, spoon half of the cottage cheese on top of the pasta and spread covering the pasta.
- Spoon meat mixture on top of cottage cheese. Sprinkle with parmesan cheese.
- Next add 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese. Repeat with another layer of pasta, cottage cheese, meat mixture, parmesan cheese, mozzarella cheese.
- Final layer is pasta, topped with remaining meat mixture and remaining mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil and cook for approximately 1 hour. Serve with salad and garlic bread.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.