Family Favorite Friday: Best-Ever Lasagna

Printable Recipe:

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb ground Italian sausage
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 T basil
• 1 (14 oz) can stewed tomatoes
• 2 small cans tomato paste
• 1 box lasagna noodles, cooked and drained (~9)
• 2 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 2 cups cottage cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 2 T dried parsley
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Cooking Directions

1. Brown beef and sausage together.
2. Drain.
3. Add garlic and basil.
4. Stir.
5. Add tomatoes and tomato paste.
6. Mix together and simmer for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
7. In a bowl, mix together cottage cheese, eggs, parsley and parmesan cheese.
8. Layer everything in a 9 x 13 pan. (Noodles, sauce, cottage cheese mixture, mozzarella, etc.)
9. Bake at 350° for about 30-40 minutes or until bubbly.

Holly’s Note:
My sister got this recipe from jr. high school home ec. I make the sauce alone, tripling the recipe, and then freeze it in bags with my foodsaver and use it as spaghetti sauce. My family prefers it over any canned or jar sauce. I make a 9x9 pan for our family and then freeze a 9x9 pan for later.