Recipe For Old Fashioned Lasagna

Let them soak for 30 minutes then drain and discard water.

Recipe for old fashioned lasagna. Reduce heat to low and simmer 1 4 hours stirring occasionally. Layer with 3 noodles provolone cheese 2 cups cottage cheese mixture 1 cup mozzarella 3 noodles 2 cups meat sauce remaining cottage cheese mixture and 1 cup mozzarella. Saute on medium heat until all pink color is gone from beef.

Sprinkle with 1 cup mozzarella cheese and 2 tablespoons parmesan cheese. Spoon a thin layer of sauce at the bottom of a pan that s about 9 x 13 and at least 3 inches deep. Add one third of these cheese mixture one third of the meat mixture and half of the sliced fresh mozzarella.

While noodles are cooking place into a saucepan or large skillet olive oil ground beef bell pepper and onion. Season with sugar basil fennel seeds italian seasoning 1 teaspoon salt pepper and 2 tablespoons parsley. Cook garlic and onion until soft.

Add beef and seasoning and cook until brown. Place 3 4 pasta strips in one layer on top of sauce. In a 9x13x3 glass baking dish ladle in one cup of tomato sauce into the bottom and lay four lasagna noodles overlapping slightly.

Coat each pasta strip well with a layer of sauce. Preheat oven to 375 degrees and put oven rack in center of oven. Add tomatoes minced garlic sugar salt and oregano to pan.

Pour hot tap water directly over the noodles making sure the pasta is completely immersed in the water. Meanwhile cook lasagne as directed. In 13x9x2 baking pan spread about 1 cup sauce.