Lasagna .:. Our Recipe Trove

Lasagna

Serves: 8-10
Ready In: 1 hour, 45 minutes

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 75 minutes

ingredients

2 lbs ground beef
1 medium onion, chopped
1 orange or yellow pepper, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
3 1/3 cups (796 ml) canned tomatoes
2 3/4 cups (680 ml) tomato sauce
1 1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 Tbsp oregano
1 Tbsp parsley
1/8 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
2 cups cottage cheese
2 cups mozzarella cheese, grated
1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
1 package uncooked lasagna noodles

instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C).
Brown ground beef in a large fry pan; drain grease.
Add onion, pepper, and garlic to fry pan, cooking just until softened.
Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and water. Stir in seasonings.
In a greased 9×13″ baking dish, layer ingredients in the following order: noodles, 1/2 of the meat mixture, noodles, cottage cheese, 1/2 of the mozzarella cheese, noodles, meat mixture, mozzarella cheese.
Sprinkle the top layer with Parmesan.
Cover and bake for 1 hour.
Remove cover and brown cheese under broiler.

from the kitchen of

Erin

My friend Erin made this dish for a potluck and I had to get the recipe. The addition of onions, peppers, and garlic, plus the home made sauce, makes this one of the best lasagna recipes I've tasted. I also love that I don't need to pre-cook the noodles.