Lasagna From The Kitchen Of Bernie Knight

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 (28 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons basil
• 1 1/2 teaspoons oregano
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 9 lasagna noodles
• 1 (16 ounce) container small curd cottage cheese
• 12 ounces grated mozzarella cheese
• 1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 tablespoon of chopped parsley

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef, onions and garlic.
• 2 don’t drain.
• 3 add tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, basil, oregano,& sugar.
• 4 simmer covered for 1 hour.
• 5 add browned sausage and butter last 15 minutes of simmer.
• 6 cook lasagna noodles per package directions.
• 7 drain& rinse with cold water to stop cooking.
• 8 set noodles aside to cool.
• 9 blend ½ of mozzarella, parmesan and parsley with cottage cheese.
• 10 build lasagna.
• 11 place ½ cup of sauce (not too many chunks) into bottom of 9”x 13” baking dish.
• 12 place layer of 3 lasagna noodles on sauce.
• 13 spread ½ of cheese mixture and meat sauce on the layer of noodles.
• 14 repeat with one more layer.
• 15 reserve 2/3 cup of the meat sauce for the top.
• 16 sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top.
• 17 spray a piece of aluminum foil with some pam and cover the dish.
• 18 bake at 350 for 30 minutes.
• 19 remove foil and bake another 15 minutes until lightly brown.
• 20 remove from oven and allow to set for at least 20 minutes before cutting.