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Easy Lasagna Recipe
Our family's favorite lasagna recipe - not only because it's delicious but because it's so EASY! With beef, Italian sausage, three cheeses, and tons of seasonings, you know this recipe is going to be a hit!
Prep Time
40 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Rest Time
5 mins
Total Time
1 hr 10 mins
Servings: 9
Calories: 378 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- 3 - 4 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons fresh basil
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 6 cups tomato sauce
- 1 pound beef
- 1 pound pork
- 1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
- 2 cups low fat cottage cheese
- 1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
- 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, more if needed
- 1 package no-boil lasagna noodles
- shredded Parmesan cheese, to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- In a large pan over medium heat, sautee garlic in vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes. Stir in basil, salt, dash of pepper and tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
- In another pan over medium heat, cook beef and pork until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain fat.
- Add meat to the tomato sauce mixture, cover and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
- Combine sour cream, cottage cheese and shredded Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
- In a 9x13 pan, spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom. Layer lasagna noodles over the sauce and then spread another cup of tomato sauce on top of the noodles.
- Add 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato sauce and then half of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture on top of the mozzarella cheese.
- Add another layer of lasagna noodles, followed by a cup of tomato sauce, the last cup of shredded mozzarella and then rest of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture.
- Then, add one more layer of noodles and the remainder of the tomato sauce.
- Add shredded Parmesan cheese to the top and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let set for 5-10 minutes before serving.
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Notes
- Texture Tip. For the best texture, be sure to use the right ingredients. A few things can cause too much moisture in lasagna. If you use a thin tomato sauce or nonfat sour cream and cottage cheese, the added water content in your ingredients will cause the lasagna to be too soupy.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1square
Calories
378kcal
(19%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
25g
(38%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
9g
Trans Fat
0.5g
Cholesterol
85mg
(28%)
Sodium
1067mg
(44%)
Potassium
657mg
(19%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
6g
(12%)
Vitamin A
831IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
9mg
(10%)
Calcium
280mg
(28%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 9Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 378
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1square | |
| Calories | 378kcal | 19% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 25g | 38% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 85mg | 28% |
| Sodium | 1067mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 657mg | 14% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 831IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 9mg | 10% |
| Calcium | 280mg | 28% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.