Mum'S Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef ⓘ
- 1 garlic clove, minced (or 2-3 tsp powder) ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt ⓘ
- 1 (1 lb) can tomatoes (about 2 cups) ⓘ
- 1 (5 ounce) can tomato paste ⓘ
- 8 lasagna noodles ⓘ
- 3 cups cottage cheese (Marlene uses about 5 cups 1 big tub and 1 small tub)
- 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons parsley flakes ⓘ
- 2 eggs, beaten ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon salt ⓘ
Instructions
- Brown meat slowly in a large pan. Spoon off the excess fat and add the garlic, salt, tomato paste and canned tomatoes.
- You can also add one onion, cut up very fine.
- Simmer 30 minutes, uncovered stirring occasionally.
- Cook noodles by boiling a large pot of water.
- Add salt and noodles. Cover and turn off heat.
- Leave for 20 minutes. Do not lift cover. You can use your roasting pan for this step.
- Now combine the cottage cheese, parmesan, parsley, eggs, salt and pepper in a bowl.
- Place 1/2 the noodles in 13x9x2 oblong dish, spread with 1/2 the cottage cheese filling and 1/2 the meat sauce. Repeat layers.
- Bake at 375F about 30 minutes.
- You can assemble this early. Refrigerate and allow 15 minutes longer for cooking.
- Let stand 5 minutes before cutting, filling will set slightly.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
491
kcal
25% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).