Simple Lasagna

Super Simple Lasagna

This is one of my favorites ... I can actually make 

this without a recipe.  That's a significant accomplishment

for a chick with OCD and ADD!

Quick and Easy!!!

You can make it and eat it right away,

or put it together to bake later: refrigerate for 24 hours

or freeze for up to 2 months.

Note: If you're baking later, cover finished lasagna 
with Saran wrap

and then tin foil.  Before baking,

remove Saran wrap and replace tin foil.

 Ingredients:

1 lb ground beef, cooked and drained

1 t coarse black pepper

1 t onion powder

1/2 t garlic powder

1 24oz jar Prego Traditional Italian Sauce*

*I experimented on dozens of lasagnas with

different jarred pasta sauces;

I always got the best results with Prego

and this specific flavor

Feel free to experiment or use your favorite

jarred sauce - it's your call.

1 16oz container small curd cottage cheese

2 T dried oregano

2 large eggs, whisked together

9 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained

2 C shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 C shredded cheddar cheese

Add pepper, onion powder and garlic powder to

browned beef.  Stir in entire jar of sauce.

 

This is your Meat Mixture; set aside.

 

Spread cooked noodles out onto parchment paper

so they don't stick together.

Mix together cottage cheese and oregano.

Stir in whisked eggs; mix until well blended.

This is your cheese mixture; set aside.

Layer three noodles into bottom of greased

9"x11" baking dish.

Spread 1/3 of meat mixture over noodles.

Spoon 1/3 of cheese mixture over meat;

spread well.

Repeat layers: noodles, meat mixture, cheese mixture

until you've completed three layers.

Next,

sprinkle mozzarella cheese evenly over

top of lasagna.

Sprinkle shredded cheddar over mozzarella.

Cover lightly with foil.  Bake for 40 minutes.

Remove foil; turn on broiler -

broil for 5 minutes or until cheese is browned.

Remove from oven and allow to sit

for 10 minutes before slicing.

Perfect!!!

No runny sauce, no "leaky" cheese ...

 Especially tasty with a thick slice of garlic bread!

It tastes even better the next day!

Enjoy!!

Peace