Paula’S ~ The Lady and Sons Lasagna

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Once again, my life has been saved by the miracle of lasagna! ~ Garfield!

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  • Easy
  • 25 mins
  • 140 mins
  • 10 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
  • 12 ounces cottage cheese, mixed with 1 beaten egg and 1/2 cup Parmesan
  • 6 to 9 Long strips lasagna noodles
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Paula Deen’s Seasoned Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Paula Deen’s House Seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Paula Deen’s Sweet Italian Herb Blend
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley leaves, chopped
  • 1/2 cup green bell peppers, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1/2 cup onions, diced
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 2 cups canned, diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup Swiss cheese, grated
  • 2 cups cheddar, grated
  • 1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1 cup mozzarella, grated

Preparation

Step 1

To make the sauce, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar and bay leaves in a stockpot.

Step 2

Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour.

Step 3

Crumble the ground beef in a saucepan.

Cook until no pink remains, then drain off the fat.

Add the ground beef to the stockpot.

Step 4

Simmer for another 20 minutes.

While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta according to the package directions.

Step 5

(If sauce is too thin, for your taste, you can thicken it up at this time by mixing 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and a 1/4 of a cup of cold water.

Bring sauce back to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly.)

Step 6

Remove bay leaves.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Step 7

To assemble lasagna, place a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan.

Layer 1/3 of each, noodles, cottage cheese mixture, Gruyere, Swiss and cheddar cheeses.

Pinch off small pieces of cream cheese and dot over other cheeses.

Add another layer of sauce.

Step 8

Repeat layering 2 to 3 times, ending with sauce.

This may be covered and refrigerated.

Bake for 20 minutes.

Step 9

Remove from oven and top with mozzarella and continue to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes.

Step 10

Note: If lasagna has been refrigerated, bake for 40 minutes total.

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When the lasagna content in my blood gets low, I get mean! ~ Garfield!