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Created by: Lynette Rice

Easy Lasagna Recipe


Course Dinner
Cuisine North American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Servings 12
12
Easy lasagna casserole recipe made with homemade sauces and not your traditional noodles - but pasta!

Ingredients
  

  • 48 oz. marinara sauce
  • 1 lb. ground meat venison, sausage or beef
  • 16 oz. dried pasta
  • 16 oz. cottage cheese small curd
  • 1 cup natural sour cream
  • 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
  • 2 cups mozzarella shredded, divided
  • 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 1/3 cup fresh basil chopped
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • 3 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Boil a large pot of salted water and pour an entire 16 oz. box of dried pasta into it. Cook the pasta al dente, drain, and stir in some olive oil to keep the pasta from sticking. Set aside.
  • For the red sauce, cook 1 pound of ground venison, sausage, or beef. Drain it well and add two 24 oz. jars of quality marinara sauce. Simmer the sauce on low for a few minutes and set aside.
  • For the white sauce, stir together 16 oz. of small curd cottage cheese, 1 cup full fat sour cream, 1 cup mozzarella, fresh basil, fresh parsley, three cloves of garlic, salt, pepper, 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan and 1/2 cup heavy whipping cream.
  • Layer the easy lasagna using the following order: red sauce (at bottom), 1/2 of the pasta, red sauce, white sauce, remaining pasta, red sauce, white sauce, red sauce, remaining cup of mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake the lasagna in a 350 degree oven for 45 -55 minutes or until golden and bubbly.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Cup | Calories: 416kcal | Carbohydrates: 24g | Protein: 29g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 1786mg | Potassium: 693mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 1389IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 262mg | Iron: 4mg

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