Easy Lasagna (No-Cook Noodles!)

We made lasagna for dinner tonight, which was off the hook in case you were wondering. I have used this recipe before and it makes the seemingly daunting task of lasagna-making much easier because you don't have to cook the noodles. We made it a little differently since we made our own noodles... that's right you heard me. Made the dough by hand and cranked it through the pasta machine. Boo ya.

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef OR 1 roll of sausage

1 (32 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce

32 ounces cottage cheese

3 cups shredded mozzarella cheese

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese

2 eggs

2 teaspoons dried parsley

salt to taste

ground black pepper to taste

9 lasagna noodles

1/2 cup water

Brown the ground beef in a large pan, drain the grease, and then add the spaghetti sauce. Let it simmer for 5 minutes. Dennis decided to switch things up and use hot sausage instead. It was a good substitute!

Mix the cottage cheese, 2 cups of the mozzarella, 1/4 cup of the parmesan, eggs, parsley, salt and pepper in a large bowl.

Now use a 9x13 inch baking dish and spread 3/4 cup of the sauce mixture in the bottom. Cover with 3 uncooked lasagna noodles, 1 & 3/4 cup of the cheese mixture, and 1/4 cup sauce mixture. Repeat the same layers twice. Top with 3 more noodles, the rest of the sauce mixture, and the rest of the mozzarella & parmesan. Add 1/2 cup water to the edges of the pan then cover the top with aluminum foil.

Put the pan in the oven for 45 minutes at 350 degrees. Remove the foil and bake for 10 more minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving so you don't burn yourself.

This lasagna is great and has a lot of servings. It's even better if you have some garlic bread to scoop up the extra gooeyness that will inevitably ooze out. :) Will feed at least 4 strapping young lads.

Side picture so you can see the layers! Here's the recipe from AllRecipes.com.