Lots O'meat Lasagna

Total Time: 2 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 lb ground italian sausage
• 1 onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ground oregano
• 1 teaspoon ground basil
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can diced tomatoes with basil, garlic, and oregano
• 2 (15 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 1/2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 5 ounces parmigianno parmigiano-reggiano cheese, grated
• 2 tablespoons freshly chopped fresh parsley leaves
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 9 oven-ready lasagna noodles
• 2 (8 ounce) packages shredded mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in a large saucepan, combine ground chuck, sausage onion and garlic. cook over medium heat until meat is browned and crumbled; drain.
• 3 return meat to pan and add oregano, basil, salt, sugar and pepper. add tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste. bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 to 45 minutes.
• 4 in a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, parmesan, parsley, and eggs.
• 5 spoon 1/4 of sauce into bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles on top of sauce. do not overlap noodles. spread 1/3 of cottage cheese mixture over noodles, top with 1/4 of sauce and 1/3 mozzarella cheese. repeat layers, ending with sauce, reserving 1/3 of mozzarella cheese.
• 6 bake 45 minutes. top with remaining cheese and bake 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly. let rest 10 minutes before serving.