Monday, September 28, 2009

Lasagna

So, I am no Ina Garden, or whatever her name is, so you won't find any Italian Sausage or Ricotta Cheese here. My lasagna is all about simplicity and affordable. It's dang good too. This recipe is for you my Show Low friends. 6-9 lasagna noodles
1 jar your favorite Spaghetti Sauce
1 lb ground beef
1 diced onion
1 T Italian Seasoning
1 big carton of cottage cheese
2 C grated mozzarella cheese
1/2 C Parmesan cheese
1 egg
1 T parsley
salt and pepper

Cook lasagna noodles. Meanwhile brown hamburger and onions. Season beef with salt and pepper and your favorite Italian Seasoning, which mainly consists of oregano, basil, thyme, rosemary, and marjoram. Slowly stir in spaghetti sauce, remove from heat, and set aside.

Your noodles should be done cooking by now, so remove them and place on tin foil to dry. You don't want to put them in still dripping or your lasagna will be dripping. :)

In medium size bowl mix cottage cheese, 1 C mozzarella (half of it), parmesan, egg, and parsley.

Preheat oven to 375. Time to start the layers :) Start with a spoonful (probably about a half cup) of meat mixture on bottom - to prevent sticking. Then a layer of noodles, then cheese. And repeat until you have 3 layers of noodles. Top with remaining mozzarella cheese, cover with tin foil, and bake for 1 hour. Take the tin foil off the last 10 minutes and let the cheese get all toasty :)

Enjoy! Serve with yummy garlic bread and your favorite salad.

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