Lasagna

Total Time: 3 hrs 5 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (16 ounce) packages lasagna noodles
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1 1/4 cups onions, finely chopped
• 3 minced fresh garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons italian seasoning
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 1/4 tablespoons salt
• 1 3/4 teaspoons basil leaves
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• 3 (16 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes with peppers and celery
• 2 (6 ounce) cans tomato paste
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 (16 ounce) container cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons dried parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 lbs mozzarella cheese, grated
• 1 cup parmesan cheese, grated

Recipe

• 1 cook ground beef until just light brown; drain excess fat. add onion and garlic; stir and cook for 5 minutes. add sugar,italian seasoning, salt, basil, pepper, and all tomatoes and simmer for 2 hours.
• 2 take lasagna noodles and cook according to directions on box. once cooked lay out on waxed paper to cool for lasagna assembly.
• 3 combine eggs, cottage cheese, and dried parsley flakes.
• 4 in bottom of large lasagna pan (approx. 14 x 9 in) spoon 1 1/2 cups meat sauce. layer 1/3 of lasagna, 1/3 of meat sauce, 1/3 of cheese mixture, 1/3 the mozzarealla and 1/3 of the parmesan. repeat layering until all sauce is gone, you want the last layer to be sauce and cheeses to top. cover with foil and bake at 375% for 25 minutes; remove foil and bake uncovered for 25 minutes longer.
• 5 let stand 10 minutes before cutting and serving.