Tom’s Mom’s Lasagna
I decided to make Tom his mother’s lasagna recipe for Saturday night. I brought home her recipe file to make some of his favorite recipes his mom used to cook. It is pretty similar to what I make and it goes together really quickly. The first step is to make the sauce. While it is cooking I mix together the cheese mixture.
Boil the lasagna noodles until almost done. You don’t want them all of the way done or they will get mushy on you. I usually cook mine for about 6 minutes. Rinse the noodles under cold water. Let drain.
I use a 9 x 13 deep pan I have to make my lasagna with.
Tom's Mom's Lasagna
Author: Mary Ellen @ Recipes Food and Cooking
Recipe type: Pasta, Italian
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Serves: Serves 6
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 2 tablespoons basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 28 oz. can tomatoes
- 1 small can tomato paste
- 1 10 oz. package lasagna noodles
- 1 lb. mozzarella cheese
- Cheese Mixture
- 24 oz. cottage cheese
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 2 teaspoons parsley
- 1/2 cup Parmesan Cheese
Instructions
- Brown meat in a little bit of the oil.
- Add garlic, parsley, basil, salt, oregano, tomato paste and tomatoes.
- Simmer uncovered for 1 hour until thick.
- Cook noodles in a pan of boiling water until almost done.
- Combine the cottage cheese with the eggs, salt, pepper, parsley and Parmesan cheese.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Spread a thin layer of sauce on bottom of pan.
- Top with a layer of noodles.
- Add 1/3 of the sauce.
- Add 1/3 of the cheese mixture.
- Top with 1/3rd of the Mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat 2 more times.
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This lasagna looks amazing! I can’t wait to try this recipe!