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Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

My family's favorite. This is a very meaty lasagna. We prefer it with cottage cheese, but you can easily substitute ricotta.

Original recipe: food.com

Yield:
12 servings
Prep:
1 hr 30 min
Cook:
1 hr
Total:
2 hr 30 min
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Absolute Best Ever Lasagna

Ingredients

  1. 1 1/2 lbs lean ground beef
  2. 1/2 lb Italian sausage or 1/2 lb ground veal
  3. 1 large onion, chopped
  4. 2 -3 garlic cloves, minced
  5. 1 teaspoon salt
  6. 1 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
  7. 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  8. 1 tablespoon dried oregano
  9. 1 tablespoon dried basil
  10. 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans whole tomatoes, undrained and chopped (or canned chopped tomatoes)
  11. 12 ounces tomato paste
  12. 24 ounces ricotta cheese
  13. 2 eggs, beaten
  14. 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  15. 2 tablespoons parsley
  16. 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  17. 1 lb mozzarella cheese, divided
  18. 12 -15 lasagna noodles

Instructions

  1. Brown ground meat, onion and garlic.
  2. Add salt, pepper, parsley, oregano, basil, chopped tomatoes with juice, tomato paste; stirring until well mixed.
  3. Cover and simmer 1 hour (or longer,but watch for getting too dry).
  4. Cook lasagna noodles according to package directions; drain and set aside.
  5. Spray a 13 x 9" baking pan with cooking spray.
  6. Combine riccota cheese, eggs, pepper, 2 tablespoons parsley, Parmesan cheese and 1/2 1lb of mozzarella cheese; In a lasagna pan, layer noodles, meat sauce, and cheese mixture; repeat.
  7. Top off with layer of noodles; sprinkle evenly with remaining mozzarella cheese; make sure to cover noodles completely.
  8. Bake at 375F for 40-60 minutes, or until cheese mixture is thoroughly melted. (I cover w/ foil for about 40 minutes, then uncover for 15-20 minutes.
  9. Let sit for 15-20 minutes before cutting and serving.