The Best Homemade Lasagna

Satisfying layers of easy homemade tomato sauce, cottage cheese, spinach, pasta,
and loads of mozzarella make this lasagna recipe an instant family favourite.

Servings: 12 servings

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Prep Time
45 minutes

Cook Time
1 hour

Total Time
1 hour, 45 minutes

Course:

Main Course

Keywords:

Pasta lasagna cheesecake cottage cheese tomato sauce homemade mozzarella

Instructions

1 In a medium saucepan over medium heat, cook the chopped onion in olive oil until
onions begin to soften and caramelize. Add ground beef and brown, breaking up as
it cooks. Stir in chopped tomato, garlic, italian seasoning, basil, and season
with salt and pepper.
2 Pour in tomato sauce and water, and bring to a gentle boil. Stir in sugar.
Simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, then remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.
3 Meanwhile, stir together beaten egg, cottage cheese, 2 cups grated mozzarella,
spinach, nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
4 In a 9×13 baking dish, spread 1 cup of tomato sauce, covering the bottom of the
dish.
5 Lay lasagna pasta sheets in rows over the sauce, breaking to fit. Allow a few
millimetres of space between sheets to allow for pasta to expand as it cooks.
6 Spread 1/2 of the cheese mixture onto the pasta, spreading to the edges of the
pan. Top with 1/3 of the tomato sauce, then another layer of pasta.
7 Layer remaining cheese mixture, 1/3 of the sauce, and one more layer of pasta,
breaking to fit. Top with last 1/3 of the tomato sauce.
8 Sprinkle 1½ cups grated mozzarella and parmesan cheese over lasagna. Season with
pepper.
9 Cover lasagna loosely with tin foil, tenting it so that the foil doesn't touch
the cheese as much as possible. Bake in a degree oven for or until pasta is soft
when pierced with a sharp knife and top of lasagna is bubbling. Remove foil for
the last 20 minutes of baking. Lasagna will be very hot, so let cool slightly
before serving. Garnish with chopped parsley.

The Best Homemade Lasagna

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