Italian Lasagna Recipe
Italian Lasagnais a delicious recipe that is simply easy-to-prepare. Once you have this Italian Lasagna recipe, I am sure you will always crave for it.
Ingredients
1 to 2 pounds lean ground beef
8 ounces sliced pepperoni
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
2 (or more) garlic cloves, crushed
1 (16 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
1 to 2 (11 ounce) cans tomato puree
1 (16 ounce) can tomato sauce
1 (15 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
1 (4 ounce) can sliced mushrooms, drained
1/2 or 1 (10 ounce) can beef consomme
1/3 cup red wine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
3 tablespoons (or more) Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
1 egg, beaten
16 ounces lasagna noodles
12 ounces mozzarella cheese, sliced
3 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Directions
Brown the ground beef with the pepperoni in the olive oil in a skillet, stirring until beef is crumbly; drain.
Stir in the onion, celery and garlic; steam, covered, for 5 minutes.
Stir in the next 12 ingredients.
Simmer, covered, for at least 30 minutes.
Combine the cottage cheese and egg in a bowl; mix well.
Layer enough uncooked lasagna noodles to cover the bottom of a greased 9xl3 inch baking dish.
Layer beef mixture, mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.
Repeat the noodle, beef mixture, mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese layers no more than 3 times, ending with a beef mixture layer.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Pour 3/4 cup water slowly around the outer edge of the dish and cover tightly with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes.
Stir in the onion, celery and garlic; steam, covered, for 5 minutes.
Stir in the next 12 ingredients.
Simmer, covered, for at least 30 minutes.
Combine the cottage cheese and egg in a bowl; mix well.
Layer enough uncooked lasagna noodles to cover the bottom of a greased 9xl3 inch baking dish.
Layer beef mixture, mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese mixture over the noodles.
Repeat the noodle, beef mixture, mozzarella cheese and cottage cheese layers no more than 3 times, ending with a beef mixture layer.
Sprinkle with Parmesan cheese and parsley.
Pour 3/4 cup water slowly around the outer edge of the dish and cover tightly with foil.
Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour 15 minutes.
