Favourite Lasagna
Great comfort food. Its simplicity makes it a dish loved by many. The ingredient that makes this recipe special is the cottage cheese, which is not traditionally used in lasagna.
Yield
10 servingsPrep
1½ hrsCook
45 minReady
2½ hrsIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pound |
ground beef
|
*
|
| 1 |
onions
chopped |
*
|
|
| 12 | ounces |
tomato paste
|
*
|
| 14.5 | ounces |
tomatoes, canned, crushed
crushed |
* |
| 2 | cups |
water
|
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
oregano
dried |
*
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
garlic powder
|
*
|
| 2 | teaspoons |
salt
|
*
|
| ¼ | teaspoon |
black pepper
ground |
*
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
sugar
|
*
|
| 12 | ounces |
cottage cheese
|
*
|
| ½ | cup |
Parmesan cheese
|
*
|
| 1 |
eggs
room temperature |
*
|
|
| 9 |
lasagna noodles
|
*
|
|
| 1 | pound |
mozzarella cheese
shredded |
*
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 453.6 | g |
ground beef
|
*
|
| 1 |
onions
chopped |
*
|
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
tomato paste
|
*
|
| 419.1 | ml/g |
tomatoes, canned, crushed
crushed |
* |
| 473 | ml |
water
|
*
|
| 15 | ml |
oregano
dried |
*
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
garlic powder
|
*
|
| 1E+1 | ml |
salt
|
*
|
| 1.3 | ml |
black pepper
ground |
*
|
| 15 | ml |
sugar
|
*
|
| 346.8 | ml/g |
cottage cheese
|
*
|
| 118 | ml |
Parmesan cheese
|
*
|
| 1 |
eggs
room temperature |
*
|
|
| 9 |
lasagna noodles
|
*
|
|
| 453.6 | g |
mozzarella cheese
shredded |
*
|
Directions
- In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook beef until brown and drain.
- In another skilled, cooked chopped onion until translucent.
- Combine beef and onion in a large saucepan with: Water crushed tomatoes tomato paste oregano garlic powder salt pepper sugar
- Cover sauce over medium heat until it comes to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer 45 min to an hour. (do not skip this step! trust me!)
- Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 10 minutes; drain.
- Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃).
- While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, parmesan, and egg. I like to blend it until its smooth so you dont see any cheese curds.
- Spread 1 cup sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 in. baking dish . Cover sauce with 3 noodles. Use ¼ of the cottage cheese mixture and spread. Note: I don't like using all of the cottage cheese. Same with sauce (⅓). And ⅓ mozzarella.
- Place another layer of noodles and repeat.
- Top with remaining 3 layer of noodles and repeat, but set aside remaining mozzarella.
- Bake in oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake for 15 minutes more, until golden and bubbly.
