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Best Homemade Lasagna

Servings 12 servings
Author Pot of Gold Blog

Ingredients

  • 1 pound Italian sausage of choice
  • 1/2 large onion diced
  • 8 ounces sliced mushrooms
  • 2 15 oz cans Tomato sauce
  • 1 tsp seasoned salt
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried crushed basil
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 3 tsp minced garlic
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 32 ounces cottage cheese
  • 1 egg
  • 1 bag spinach
  • 1 cup parmesan cheese
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded co jack cheese
  • 2 1/2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 9 lasagna noodles cooked al dente

Instructions

Sauce

  1. Brown chicken and onion together. Drain fat if necessary in large deep skillet
  2. In same pan add alfredo sauce, mushrooms, water, garlic, season salt, basil, and oregano
  3. Bring to simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes.

Cottage cheese/Spinach layer

  1. In large bowl combine cottage cheese, parmesean cheese, egg.
  2. Add 1/2 the spinach, mix well and second half mix well.

Assemble lasagna:

  1. In 9 x 13 pan (glass preferred) but any will work, layer:
  2. Spread 3/4 cup sauce
  3. Lay three lasagna noodles
  4. Sprinkle one Cup cojack cheese and one cup mozzerella cheese
  5. Lay three lasagna noodles
  6. Spread half of remaining sauce
  7. Spread cottage cheese spinach mixture
  8. Sprinkle one cup cojack cheese, one cup mozzarella
  9. Lay three lasagna noodles
  10. Spread remaining sauce
  11. Bake 350 45 minutes
  12. sprinkle remaining cheese on top
  13. Bake an additional 15 minutes or until bubbly and cheese is melted and golden brown