I think a comfort food staple is a good homemade lasagna. Meaty and cheesy this recipe is sure to please everyone. It’s also easy to prepare and calls for minimal ingredients, making it a great weeknight meal too.
Growing up, one of my mom’s best meals and something that made the whole family happy was her lasagna. Her sauce alone took more than a day to make. It’s something we still request for special ingredients. And while I would love to make it for my family, having a simplified version, something easy for any night of the week, is where I’m at now. But this homemade lasagna recipe still has all the goodness of mom’s, meaty sauce, cheesy layers with noodles, all baked to perfection.
Homemade Lasagna
Ingredients
- 1 16oz container of cottage cheese
- 1/4 cup cottage cheese
- 1 onion, diced
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 lb Italian sausage hot or mild
- 1/2 lb Ground beef
- 2 15oz cans of tomato sauce
- 1 tsp Italian seasoning
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- salt & pepper
- Mozarella for topping about 1 – 1 1/2 cups
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- For the cheese layer, blend the cottage cheese, parm, and egg. Set aside
- For the sauce, brown the meat in a large skillet with the onion and garlic. About 10 minutes. Remove any excess fat. Season with Italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Pour in tomato sauce and the sugar. Stir, adjust salt and pepper, and simmer for a couple of minutes.
- To assemble, layer a 9×13 or 8X11 pan with 1 cup sauce, then noodles, 1/3 of the cheese. Sauce, noodles, then another 1/3 of cheese. More sauce, noodles, last of the cheese, last of the sauce. Top with mozzarella and a little parm.
- Cover with foil. Bake at 350 for 40 minutes. Can broil (uncovered) for a few minutes at the end to get the top browner.
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