Papa D's Lasagna
"This is a moist lasagna so if you like a firmer texture reduce the amount of beef broth and/or drain the stewed tomatoes Ricotta cheese can be used in place of the cottage cheese."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (568.8 g)
- Calories 1028.7
- Total Fat - 42.4 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.8 g
- Cholesterol - 162.9 mg
- Sodium - 1963.1 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 83.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.8 g
- Sugars - 23.6 g
- Protein - 75.8 g
- Calcium - 915.4 mg
- Iron - 8.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 5.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.9 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
For meat sauce: Over medium high heat sauté onion and garlic in oil until lightly browned. Add beef and brown. Drain.
Step 2
Add remaining ingredients stir to combine and simmer uncovered for 1 hour, salt and pepper to taste, add wine stir and cook an additional 1/2 hour. Skim off any grease that forms during this time. Remove bay leaf.
Step 3
For cheese sauce mix together all ingredients except mozzarella.
Step 4
Cook the lasagna noodles according to package directions drain and rinse.
Step 5
In a 9 x 13 casserole dish sprayed with non-stick, spread out a small amount of sauce then place 1/3 of the noodles on the bottom, add 1/3 cheese sauce, 1/3 meat sauce and 1/3 of mozzarella. Repeat layer.
Step 6
Bake in a pre-heated 350º F oven for 45 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes before cutting.
Tips
No special items needed.