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Linda's Lasagna Recipe

Dinner 🍽️Lunch 🥪 Italian 🇮🇹 High-Protein 💪Low-CarbHalal 🕌Comfort-FoodAnabolic Diet

Linda's Lasagna Recipe layers a rich, slow-simmered beef and tomato sauce with tender noodles and a trio of cheeses—mozzarella, Parmesan, and silky cottage cheese—for a comforting bake that’s savory and satisfying. It’s the kind of hearty, bubbly casserole you bring to family dinners or weekend gatherings, with a golden top and balanced herb and garlic notes in every slice.

  • Prep45 mins
  • Cook1 hr 45 mins
  • Serves8
  • DifficultyMedium
Linda's Lasagna Recipe
  1. 1

    In a large pot over medium heat, cook the beef until browned.

  2. 2

    Drain off all the fat.

  3. 3

    Add the onion and cook until translucent.

  4. 4

    Add the tomato paste, crushed tomatoes, water, oregano, garlic powder, salt, pepper, and sugar.

  5. 5

    Stir to combine and cook over medium heat until it comes to a boil.

  6. 6

    Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.

  7. 7

    While the sauce simmers, blend the cottage cheese, Parmesan cheese, and egg until smooth, then set aside.

  8. 8

    Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.

  9. 9

    Add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until slightly firm; drain.

  10. 10

    Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  11. 11

    Spread 1 cup of sauce in the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking dish.

  12. 12

    Cover the sauce with 3 noodles.

  13. 13

    Cover the noodles with 1/3 of the remaining sauce.

  14. 14

    Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella.

  15. 15

    Place another layer of noodles and a layer of sauce over the mozzarella; top that with the cottage cheese mixture.

  16. 16

    Top with the remaining 3 noodles and the remaining sauce.

  17. 17

    Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes.

  18. 18

    Sprinkle the remaining mozzarella on top and bake 15 minutes more, until golden and bubbly.