Lasagna that Screams Italian

Posted by Lesli

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef or pork
500 ml (2 c.) cottage cheese
4 c. grated mozzarella cheese
3 c. pasta
1 can tomato paste
1 onion, diced
2 garlic cloves
1 c. diced red pepper or diced carrots
8 lasagna noodles, or enough to make 2 layers in your baking pan

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Brown meat, pour off extra fat. (Don't pour it down the sink. It could congeal and block your pipes - believe me, I know!)
2. Add onions to meat, cook until onions are transluscent. Add pasta sauce and tomato paste.
3. Add garlic and veggies.
4. Meanwhile grate mozzarella cheese.
5. In a 9 x 13 pan arrange the ingredients. This is the pattern:

Meat Sauce
Cottage Cheese (1 c.)
Mozzarella Cheese
Lasagna Noodles
Meat Sauce
Cottage Cheese (1 c.)
Mozzarella Cheese
Lasagna Noodles
Meat Sauce
Mozzarella

6. Cover the pan with aluminum foil. Press the edges of the foil around the pan.
7. Place in oven for about 45 minutes, then remove the aluminum foil until the top of the lasagna gets browned and bubbly. (About 15-20 minutes.)
8. Let sit for at least 20 minutes, although allowing the lasagna to 'rest' for at least a day really makes it come together. (Add lets the juices soak into the other ingredients.)

Lasagna, what a wonderful way to group pasta, sauce and cheese together. Go on - pretend you're Italian!

Happy Cooking,

- Lesli

TAGS: Aluminum Foil, Baking Pan, Cottage Cheese, Garlic, Lasagna, Mozzarella Cheese, One Pot Meal, Pasta
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margalit said:

How come you use cottage cheese instead of ricotta, or a combination of the two? I've always used ricotta mixed with a couple of eggs, some parmisian cheese and some chopped fresh parsley and fresh basil as the cheese layer, with slices of whole milk mozzerella in another cheese layer. Not for the faint of heart or for dieters, but oh man,it's so rich and yummy!

Margalit - That's just like asking why you put chicken in your salad instead of tuna - there's a bazillion ways to eat your salad, just like there's a bazillion ways to make a lasagna!!! :)

Lasagna with ricotta is definitely yummy, as I also make a version with ricotta.

Happy Cooking!

- Lesli

Posted at 11:34 PM, on July 25 2007

Lasagna that Screams Italian

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