Linda's Lasagna

Name: Linda's Lasagna
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 2 h 30 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 411 grams crushed tomatoes; 340 grams cottage cheese; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons garlic powder; 0 teaspoons ground black pepper; 9 lasagna noodles; 454 grams lean ground beef; 1 onion, chopped; 1 Tbsp dried oregano; 118 milliliters grated Parmesan cheese; 2 teaspoons salt; 454 grams shredded mozzarella cheese; 340 grams tomato paste; 473 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp white sugar

Linda's Lasagna might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe covers 14% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One serving contains 270 calories, 21g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe serves 15. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. Head to the store and pick up garlic powder, sugar, tomato paste, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the egg you could follow this main course with the Rose Levy Beranbaum's Chocolate Tomato Cake with Mystery Ganache as a dessert.

Instructions

In a large skillet over medium heat, cook beef until brown.

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Drain. In another skillet over medium heat, cook onion until translucent.

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Onion

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Combine beef and onion in a large saucepan with tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper and sugar. Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 hour.

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Crushed Tomatoes

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Sauce Pan

While sauce is simmering, blend cottage cheese, Parmesan and egg until smooth. Set aside.

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Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

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Water

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Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.

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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

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Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13 inch baking dish. Cover sauce with 3 noodles. Cover noodles with one-third of remaining sauce. Top with half the mozzarella.

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Place another layer of noodles and one of sauce over the mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce.

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Mozzarella

Pasta

Sauce

Bake in preheated oven 30 minutes.

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Sprinkle remaining mozzarella on top and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and bubbly.

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