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LASAGNA 1 lb. sweet or hot Italian sausage 1/2 lb. ground beef 1/2 c. finely chopped onion 2 cloves garlic, crushed 2 Tbsp. sugar 1 Tbsp. salt 1 1/2 tsp. dried basil leaves 1/2 tsp. fennel seed 1/4 tsp. pepper 1/4 c. parsley 1/4 c. milk 4 eggs 4 c. canned tomatoes, undrained, or 1 can (2 lb. 3 oz.) Italian-style tomatoes 2 cans (6 oz.) tomato paste 1 tsp. salt 12 curly lasagna noodles 1 container (12 oz.) cottage cheese 8 Tbsp. Parmesan cheese 3/4 lb. Mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced Remove sausage meat from outer casings; chop the meat. In 5-quart Dutch oven over medium heat, saute sausage, beef (break up beef with wooden spoon), onion and garlic, stirring frequently, until well browned, 20 minutes. Add sugar, 1 tablespoon salt, basil, fennel, pepper and half the parsley; mix well. Add tomatoes, tomato paste and 1/2 cup water, mashing tomatoes with wooden spoon. Bring to boiling; reduce heat and simmer, covered, stirring occasionally, until thick, 1 1/2 hours. In 8-quart kettle, bring 3 quarts water and 1 tablespoon salt to boiling. Add lasagna, 2 to 3 at a time. Return to boiling; boil, uncovered and stirring occasionally, 10 minutes or until just tender. Drain in colander; rinse under cold water. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In medium bowl, combine cottage cheese, milk, eggs, Parmesan cheese and remain- ing parsley. Mix well. In bottom of 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking dish, spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce. Layer with 6 lasagna, lengthwise and overlapping to cover. Spread with half of cheese mixture; top with third of Mozzarella cheese. Spoon 1 1/2 cups sauce over cheese. Repeat layering, starting with 6 lasagna and ending with 1 1/2 cups sauce. Spread with remaining sauce; top with rest of Mozzarella cheese. Cover with foil, tucking around edge. Bake 25 minutes, covered. Remove foil and bake, uncovered, 25 minutes longer. Serves 8. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |