country boy lasagna

How To Make country boy lasagna

• Step 1
  Preheat oven to 375 degree
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  Step 2
  Butter, spray with cooking spray or oil a 9x13 baking dish and set aside.
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  Step 3
  Dice onion and pepper. Mince garlic if you are using fresh. Set this aside.
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  Step 4
  Brown ground beef in skillet until half cooked.
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  Step 5
  Add onion, peppers, parsley and garlic and let beef finish cooking. If you use 80/20 or leaner do not drain unless you want to. (I don't drain my leaner ground beef) If using a fattier beef drain the grease off at the half cooked stage and don't drain after you add the peppers, onions and garlic unless you want to have less oil in the dish.
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  Step 6
  Once beef has finished cooking add tomatoes and let simmer for 15 minutes on medium heat. You want the sauce to reduce some but still need it to be a "little on the wet side" if you are using oven ready lasagna. If sauce still looks to "wet" check it again in 5 minutes. Keep sauce warm it helps with the spreading of the pimento cheese spread layer. **Simmer until sauce is thicker if you are using fresh or cooked lasagna noodles*** About 30 minutes.
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  Step 7
  Place room temperature pimento cheese spread in a bowl and add 1/2 cup heavy whip, evaporated milk, 1/2 & 1/2 or milk. Just use 1/2 cup of whatever you have on hand. This is to get the pimento cheese spread more spreadable.
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  Step 8
  Assemble dish... In bottom of baking dish put roughly 1/2 cup sauce and spread it around to cover bottom.
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  Step 9
  Next add a layer of noodles, breaking them to fit flat (I like to over lap mine)
• Step 10
  Add a thin layer of sauce and spread over noodles.
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  Step 11
  Add spoonfuls of Pimento Cheese in globs on top of sauce. (If sauce is warm or hot the pimento cheese will spread some) I hope you all can see the pimento cheese under the other cheese I FORGOT TO TAKE A PHOTO OF IT! Jeezzzze just like me to forget the photo of the MAIN ingredient! ;)
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  Step 12
  Add 1/3 of both shredded cheese on top of that.
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  Step 13
  Spread ( best as you can) 1/2 the Cottage Cheese on top of the shredded cheese.
• Step 14
  Now start the layers over again Noodles Sauce Pimento Shredded Cheese Cottage Cheese **Finish with noodles sauce and shredded cheese. **Noodles **Sauce **Cheese
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  Step 15
  Optional sprinkle of parsley on top.
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  Step 16
  Cover tightly with foil wrap and place in 375 degree preheated oven for 30 minutes Uncover and return to oven for 30 minutes longer Remove from oven to cooling rack and let stand at room temperature for at least 30 minutes or longer to "set up" I always try to let it "set up" for 1 hour but 30 minutes will work just a little loose when you cut and serve it.
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