My mom has been making this lasagna for over 30 years. Every time she or anyone in our family makes it, everyone who tastes it says that it is, ‘the BEST lasagna’ they have tried. Then they usually ask for the recipe which we also give them (we don’t do secret recipes in our family).
I often make it for company or special occasions because I know that I can count on it to turn out every single time. It’s that reliable and that good!
Ingredients
2 -12 oz. Jimmy Dean pork sausages (I use the 50% less fat)
1 clove garlic or equivalent of garlic salt
1 Tablespoon parsley flakes
1 Tablespoon basil
2 cups canned tomatoes
1- 12 oz. can tomato paste
1 small package wide lasagna noodles
3 c. cottage cheese (a large container)
2 beaten eggs
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 Tablespoon parsley flakes
1/2 Cup parmesan cheese
Top with
1 lb. mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
Instructions
Brown meat slowly, spoon off excess fat. Add next 5 ingredients to meat.
Simmer uncovered ’til thick – 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Cook noodles in boiling salted water ’til tender; drain; rinse in cold water.
Meanwhile combine cottage cheese with next 5 ingredients.
Place half the noodles in 13x9x2 baking dish. Spread the meat mixture over the noodles. Spread the cottage cheese mixture over the meat mixture. Cover with noodles and sliced mozzarella cheese.
Bake 375 degree oven – 30 minutes.
Let stand 10-15 minutes before cutting into squares. Filling will set slightly. It freezes great.
10 -12 servings
Enjoy
- 2 -12 oz. Jimmy Dean pork sausages (I use the 50% less fat)
- 1 clove garlic or equivalent of garlic salt
- 1 Tablespoon parsley flakes
- 1 Tablespoon basil
- 2 cups canned tomatoes
- 1- 12 oz. can tomato paste
- 1 small package wide lasagna noodles
- 3 c. cottage cheese (a large container)
- 2 beaten eggs
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon pepper
- 2 Tablespoon parsley flakes
- ½ Cup parmesan cheese
- Top with
- 1 lb. mozzarella cheese, sliced thin
- Brown meat slowly, spoon off excess fat. Add next 5 ingredients to meat.
- Simmer uncovered ’til thick – 45 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
- Cook noodles in boiling salted water ’til tender; drain; rinse in cold water.
- Meanwhile combine cottage cheese with next 5 ingredients.
- Place half the noodles in 13x9x2 baking dish. Spread the meat mixture over the noodles. Spread the cottage cheese mixture over the meat mixture. Cover with noodles and sliced mozzarella cheese.
- Bake 375 degree oven – 30 minutes.
- Let stand 10-15 minutes before cutting into squares. Filling will set slightly. It freezes great.
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