Company Lasagna
Ground Beef, Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 2 lb ground beef
- 1/4 lb ground pork
- 5 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 large onion, chopped
- 10 oz white mushrooms, sliced
- 1 can, 398 ml tomatoes sauce
- 1 can tomatoe paste
- 1 can, 796 ml diced tomatoes
- 1 can, 680 ml pasta sauce (any flavour I use romano cheese and basil)
- 1 T Italian spice
- 2 teaspoons oregano spice
- 2 Tablespoons dried parsley flakes
- 2 bay leaves
- salt & pepper
- 1 cup cottage cheese
- 1 10 oz package frozen spinach, thawed
- 1/4 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 1 egg, whisked
- 4 cups, mozzeralla cheese, grated
- 3/4 cup water or wine
- Lasagna Noodles, cooked a le dente
Pre-Assembly
- In a heavy fry pan take oil, saute onion, mushrooms and minced garlic, until onion is translucent. Put in a dutch oven;
- Fry your ground meat, drain fat and add to your large pot; After last batch add 1/2 cup of wine or warer to pan to deglaze, adding this to your pot;
- Add tomatoe sauce, paste, diced tomaroes, pasta sauce, italian spice, oregano; parsley flakes; salt and pepper. Stir,Bring to a boil and lower heat; add your bay leaves and simmer for 1 & 1/2 hours uncovered.
- Cook your Lasagna Noodles.
- Mix in a small bowl cottage cheese, chopped spinach, egg and parm, salt and pepper
Assemble Lasagna In Your Two Pans
- Meat Sauce - 3/4
- Cheese - 1/3
- Pasta - 1 layer
- Cottage cheese mixture
- Pasta - 1 layer
- Meat Sauce - 1/4
- Cheese - 1/3
Bake Lasgna
- Bake at 400 degrees, for 3/4 to 1 hour. Cheese should be brown and sauce bubbling up the sides.
- Let sit 10 mins before serving
- Fry meat in small batches at med high heat so it browns (Feb 16, 2019)