The Lady and Sons Lasagna

Name: The Lady and Sons Lasagna
Prep time: 1 h 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, Italian, European
Ingredients: 2 bay leaves; 473 milliliters canned, diced tomatoes; 473 milliliters cheddar, grated; 340 grams cottage cheese, mixed with 1 beaten egg and 1/2 cup Parmesan; 227 grams package cream cheese; 59 milliliters chopped, fresh parsley leaves; 2 cloves garlic, diced; 118 milliliters green bell peppers, diced; 680 grams ground beef; 237 milliliters Gruyere cheese, grated; 8 servings Sauce; 6 teaspoons Italian Seasoning; 6 to 9 Long strips lasagna noodles; 237 milliliters mozzarella, grated; 118 milliliters onions, diced; 2 teaspoons seasoning salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 237 milliliters Swiss cheese, grated; 473 milliliters tomato sauce; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give The Lady and Sons Lasagnan a try. One serving contains 749 calories, 44g of protein, and 51g of fat. This recipe serves 8. This recipe covers 30% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up cream cheese, bell peppers, parsley leaves, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the cream cheese you could follow this main course with the Cream Cheese Dessert Wedges as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes.

Instructions

To make the sauce, in a stockpot, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Crumble the ground beef in a saucepan. Cook until no pink remains, then drain off the fat.

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Tomato Sauce

Ground Beef

Bay Leaves

Seasoning

Tomato

Parsley

Peppers

Garlic

Onion

Sauce

Sugar

Water

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Pot

Add the ground beef to the stockpot. Simmer for another 20 minutes. While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta according to the package directions (if sauce is too thin, for your taste, you can thicken it up at this time by mixing 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and a 1/4 of a cup of cold water. Bring sauce back to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly).

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Ground Beef

Corn Starch

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Water

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Remove bay leaves.

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Bay Leaves

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

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To assemble lasagna, place a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan.

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Sauce

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Layer 1/3 of each, noodles, cottage cheese mixture, Gruyere, Swiss and cheddar cheeses. Pinch off small pieces of cream cheese and dot over other cheeses.

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Cottage Cheese

Cream Cheese

Cheddar Cheese

Gruyere

Pasta

Add another layer of sauce. Repeat layering 2 to 3 times ending with sauce. This may be covered and refrigerated at this point.

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Sauce

Bake for 20 minutes.

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Remove from oven and top with mozzarella and continue to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes. Note: If lasagna has been refrigerated, bake for 40 minutes total.

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Mozzarella

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1 cup salt

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Salt

1/4 cup black pepper

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Black Pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

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Garlic Powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

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Recommended wine: Chianti, Trebbiano, Verdicchio

Italian on the menu? Try pairing with Chianti, Trebbiano, and Verdicchio. Italians know food and they know wine. Trebbiano and Verdicchio are Italian white wines that pair well with fish and white meat, while Chianti is a great Italian red for heavier, bolder dishes. The Barone Ricasoli Castello di Brolio Chianti Classico Gran Selezione with a 4.4 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 60 dollars per bottle.