Our Lasagna

"My wife and I came up with this recipe together on my most recent birthday. I came up with the recipe foundation, but the adjustments she made as she cooked are definitely the key to making this the best I've ever had. It makes me look forward to birthdays again."
 
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Ready In:
2hrs 20mins
Ingredients:
19
Yields:
1 lasagna
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ingredients

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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Brown pork OR sausage and beef in a dutch oven or similar large, deep skillet.
  • Once meat is browned, add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon parsley.
  • Add garlic, oregano, onion, sugar, basil and salt.
  • Reduce heat to medium-low and let sauce simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Give it a good stir every 5 minutes or so.
  • In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper.
  • Cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a thin layer of sauce followed by 1 or 2 layers of uncooked lasagna noodles; Assemble the remainder in the following sequence: cheese-egg mixture, sauce, mozzarella cheese (sliced or shredded), noodles; repeat layers ending with a layer of noodles covered with a thin layer of sauce and some shredded mozzarella.
  • Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes .
  • Remove foil, cover top with more mozzarella and grated parmesan.
  • Bake for another 5-10 minutes .
  • Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
  • NOTE: When assembling the lasagna, we use medium- thick slices of mozzarella rather than shredded.
  • Either works great, the sliced cheese just seems to add a little extra cheesiness.
  • We use shredded for the mozzarella topping that is applied at the end.

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Reviews

  1. I recently made this recipe for a family get together and it was the most delicious lasgna I have ever made. My whole family was raving about how delicious it was. My hardest critic-(my husband) told me that it was the best lasgna I had ever made! I was so happy to hear that! It was very easy to make, the recipe was easy to follow. Although I did make one adaptation, in the cottage cheese and riccota mixture I bought a package of frozen spinach,thawed and drained off the excess liquid and added that to the cheese mixture. The author of the recipe suggests using sliced mozzarella instead of shredded mozzarella, I did use shredded mozzarella, but next time will use sliced mozzarella, the shredded mozzarella wasn't cheesy enough for my tastes. But the recipe was great overall and would recommend it to others!!!!!!
     
  2. Great recipe! My husband wanted me to buy, not make lasagna, because I'd never found a recipe he liked...until now. The top noodles were a bit crunchy for my taste but it still tasted good. Used italian sausage & hamburger and used italian seasoning for the basil. Wonderful!
     
  3. This was really good, but like someone else said, I will cook the noodles first when I make this again. This really filled my 9 X 13 pan and although it ended up running over, it took much longer to bake (for the noodles to be done) than the directions stated. Had the noodles been pre-cooked, I'm sure it would have been finished in the allocated time and possibly wouldn't have boiled over either (I think from the noodles swelling). Thanks for sharing this recipe Mark!
     
  4. Great Lasagne! I used one 14 oz tin of tomatoes as the meat sauce was looking 'wet' enough after just the one was added. The added egg gave the dish a creamy tasty cheese layer, and I used slices of mozzarella for the layers but grated for on top, I also used fresh lasagne instead of dried. Delicious!
     
  5. This was really good only thing I did different was add more tomatoes and I cooked the noodles. Thanks for the Great recipe.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I've been looking for the perfect lasagna and this is it! It's the only recipe I'll use from now on. I love that it is thick and hearty! The only changes I make is that I use 2 tsp oregano, since I like a stronger oregano flavor and I only use 2 eggs since I don't think it really needs 3. Sometimes I'll only use cottage cheese instead of a mix, but I like the mix of ricotta and cottage better. It tastes great either way though. I've made this several times now and it's always delicious! Thanks for posting this!
     
  2. This is a great base recipe - thanks so much for the contribution. I highly recommend using a white zinfandel to cook your meat in - I've found that if you use cheaper (sweeter) brands it brings out a great flavor in the meat and makes it so you don't have to add any sugar to the sauce. In addition I like to add a splash of vodka and olive oil when cooking the sauce. I also prefer to use fresh tomatoes in place of canned crushed tomatoes. I skip the cottage cheese and double the ricotta. I love to throw in fresh mushrooms, fresh spinach, or both. Also, for people with low-carb needs, zucchini works great instead of noodles in this recipe.
     
  3. This is awesome...great recipe! I used ground turkey instead of beef and ground hot Italian sausage. Very yummy on a cold February evening. Thanks Mark.
     

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