Lasagna

Okay, I said none of these recipes are mine, but this one is at least partially mine. This was a family recipe passed down from my grandmother, but I made a couple of my own alterations. I love lasagna and this is my favorite lasagna recipe. It is easy, no frills, but really yummy.

I have never tried making this without cooking the noodles first, but last night I did. To my surprise it actually worked. You do not need to cook the noodles in advance, they were done to perfection at the end of the hour in the oven.

Ingredients:

1 lb ground pork (or beef)

1 16 ounce jar spaghetti sauce (I use Ragu Homestyle Traditional)

1 cup Ricotta

1 cup cottage cheese

1/4 cup Parmesan cheese

2 cups shredded mozzarella

10 oven ready lasagna noodles

Directions:

Preheat oven to 425*

In a skillet brown ground pork. When cooked through, add jar of spaghetti sauce. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes.

In a bowl combine ricotta, cottage cheese, and Parmesan. Mix well.

Grease a 8x12 pan. Spread a fine layer of meat sauce on bottom. Cover with 5 lasagna noodles, layering as necessary. Cover the noodles with half of the cheese mixture. Spread half of the meat sauce over the cheese. Sprinkle 1 cup mozzarella over all. Repeat with a second layer of noodles, cheese, and meat sauce. Top with the remaining 1 cup mozzarella and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese.

Cover with two layers of tin foil and bake for 1 hour. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.

Servings: 8