Meaty Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 6 ounces ground lean lamb
• 3/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons parsley flakes
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon basil
• 3 cups cream-style cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon parsley flakes
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1 (8 ounce) package lasagna noodles, cooked and well drained
• 3/4 lb mozzarella cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

Recipe

• 1 brown ground beef, lamb, onion and garlic in large saucepan until meat is brown and onion is tender.
• 2 drain off fat.
• 3 add tomatoes and break up with a fork.
• 4 stir in tomato sauce, 2 tablespoons parsley flakes, sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and basil.
• 5 heat to boiling, stirring occasionally.
• 6 reduce heat, simmer uncovered for 1 hour or until mixture is consistency of spaghetti sauce.
• 7 heat oven to 350°.
• 8 mix cottage cheese, 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, 1 tablespoon parsley flakes, 1 1/2 teaspoon salt and oregano.
• 9 reserve 1/2 cup meat sauce for thin top layer.
• 10 in ungreased baking pan (12 x 9 x 2 inches) layer 1/4 each of the noodles, meat sauce, mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese mixture.
• 11 repeat 3 times.
• 12 spread reserved meat sauce over top; sprinkle with 1/2 cup parmesan cheese.
• 13 bake uncovered at 350° for 45 minutes.
• 14 let stand 15 minutes before cutting.