Mike’s Luscious Lasagne

This recipe comes from my boyfriend’s high school home ec class! So, over 10 years ago! He learned it then and is still making it to this day. It’s a basic cheese lasagna recipe and is absolutely delicious. It’s great to serve when you are entertaining because it feeds a lot of people and to be honest, who doesn’t like lasagna, salad, and garlic bread?

Ingredients:

3 lbs small curd cottage cheese
3 eggs
1/2 cup Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp dried basil
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 lb mozzarella cheese, sliced or shredded
1 lb no bake lasagna noodles
3 cups spaghetti sauce, homemade or premade

Homemade spaghetti sauce recipe:

2 (29 oz) cans of tomato sauce
2 (15 oz) cans diced/peeled tomatoes
1 tsp dried basil
1 tsp dried oregano
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp sugar

Combine all ingredients in a pot and let cook on low. The longer you let it cook, the better the flavor will be!

Lasagna Directions:

In a medium sized bowl, combine cottage cheese, eggs, Parmesan cheese, and spices until well blended.
Place 1 cup spaghetti sauce on the bottom of a large baking dish.
Place one layer of uncooked (no bake) noodles on top of the sauce.
Spread half of the cottage cheese mixture on the noodles.
Top with 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese and 1 cup of the sauce.
Place another layer of noodles on top.
Spread last cup of sauce on top.
Cover with remaining mozzarella cheese.
Cover lasagna with aluminum foil.

To Bake: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Bake for 1 1/2 hours, or until noodles are almost tender. Increase oven temperature to 400 degrees. Bake, uncovered, for 15-20 minutes or until top is golden brown. Let lasagna cool slightly before serving. The dry lasagna noodles steam-cook in the sauce. Seal the pan well to lock in the moisture.

Serves: 15-18

Sides: Salad and Garlic Bread

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