baked three cheese lasagna
My husband who doesn't usually care for lasagna loved this recipe. I hope you will, too.
prep time
25 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Bake
yield
Makes a 9 X 13 pan
Ingredients
- 1 pound box lasagna noodles, cooked according to package directions (i used about 3/4 of the box)
- 1 jar spaghetti sauce, 24 ounce size
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 1 small box fresh mushrooms, washed and sliced
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 pound sausage, mild or hot
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder
- 2 cups cottage cheese, small curd
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, grated
- 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
How To Make baked three cheese lasagna
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Step 1Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Spray casserole dish with cooking spray, set aside.
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Step 2Brown hamburger, sausage and onions and drain well, set aside.
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Step 3In a large bowl, beat egg. Stir in parsley flakes, garlic powder and onion powder. Stir in cottage cheese, parmesean cheese, and 1/2 cup of the mozzarella cheese and set aside.
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Step 4Begin assembling lasagna by spreading a small amount of spaghetti sauce in the bottom of prepared casserole dish. Layer a few of the lasagna noodles to cover bottom.
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Step 5On top of noodles, layer one half of the cheese mixture; cover with more noodles. Layer sliced mushrooms. Note: You may also layer spinach, then layer mushrooms on top of spinach, if desired.
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Step 6Add about 2/3 of the spaghetti sauce to the hamburger mixture and stir. Layer on top of sliced mushrooms. If mixture seems too dry, you may add a little more spaghetti sauce, but note that the mushrooms will lose moisture as they cook. Cover with another layer of noodles.
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Step 7Layer the rest of the cheese mixture on top of noodles. Cover with more noodles. Add the rest of the mozzarella cheese and sprinkle with more parmesan.
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Step 8Cover with foil and bake for one hour. Uncover and bake an additional 10 minutes or until cheese is lightly browned.
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Step 9Let stand for about 20 minutes before serving. Please note that the fresh mushrooms may lose moisture. If you have some excess water when you cut your first serving, you may just spoon it out and discard.
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