Our Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground pork or 1 lb ground sausage ⓘ
- 1 lb ground beef ⓘ
- 12 ounces canned tomato sauce ⓘ
- 1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons fresh parsley or 2 tablespoons dried parsley, chopped ⓘ
- 2 garlic cloves, minced ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano ⓘ
- 1/2 cup minced onion ⓘ
- 1 pinch sugar
- 2 teaspoons dried basil ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/2 lb small curd cottage cheese ⓘ
- 1/2 lb ricotta cheese ⓘ
- 3 eggs ⓘ
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon salt ⓘ
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper ⓘ
- 1 (16 ounce) package dry lasagna noodles ⓘ
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Brown pork OR sausage and beef in a dutch oven or similar large, deep skillet.
- Once meat is browned, add tomato sauce, crushed tomatoes, and 1 tablespoon parsley.
- Add garlic, oregano, onion, sugar, basil and salt.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and let sauce simmer for 30 minutes.
- Give it a good stir every 5 minutes or so.
- In a large bowl, combine cottage cheese, ricotta cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp parsley, salt and pepper.
- Cover the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish with a thin layer of sauce followed by 1 or 2 layers of uncooked lasagna noodles; Assemble the remainder in the following sequence: cheese-egg mixture, sauce, mozzarella cheese (sliced or shredded), noodles; repeat layers ending with a layer of noodles covered with a thin layer of sauce and some shredded mozzarella.
- Cover with aluminum foil and bake in preheated oven for 30-40 minutes .
- Remove foil, cover top with more mozzarella and grated parmesan.
- Bake for another 5-10 minutes .
- Remove from oven and let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
- NOTE: When assembling the lasagna, we use medium- thick slices of mozzarella rather than shredded.
- Either works great, the sliced cheese just seems to add a little extra cheesiness.
- We use shredded for the mozzarella topping that is applied at the end.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
843
kcal
42% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).