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Easy Lasagna Recipe

There is nothing better than a delicious homemade lasagna. This Easy Lasagna Recipe will become one of your families favorites - it’s loaded with layers of meat, marinara, cheese, and pasta, all seasoned and cooked to perfection!
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time2 hours
Total Time2 hours 15 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: best lasagna recipe, lasagna, lasagna recipe with cottage cheese
Servings: 10 -12
Author: Amy via Paula Deen

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb ground chuck
  • 1 lb ground Italian sausage
  • 1 onion
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 teaspoon ground oregano
  • 2 teaspoons dried chopped basil
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
  • 2 15-ounce cans tomato sauce (I used Schiavone's Marinara with Basil Sauce)
  • 1 6-ounce can tomato paste
  • 1 1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese
  • 1 5-ouncepackage grated Parmigianno-Reggiano
  • 2 tablespoon freshly chopped parsley leaves
  • 2 large eggs lightly beaten
  • 9 oven ready lasagna noodles
  • 2 8-ounce packages shredded mozzarella

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • In a large saucepan, combine ground chuck, sausage onion and garlic. Cook over medium heat until meat is browned and crumbled; drain.
  • Return meat to pan and add oregano, basil, salt and pepper. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce and paste. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 30 to 45 minutes.
  • In a small bowl, combine cottage cheese, Parmesan, parsley, and eggs.
  • Spoon 1/4 of sauce into bottom of a 13 by 9 by 2-inch baking pan. Place 3 uncooked lasagna noodles on top of sauce. Do not overlap noodles.
  • Spread 1/3 of cottage cheese mixture over noodles. Use an of-set knife or butter knife to spread evenly over noodles.
  • Top with 1/4 of sauce and 1/3 mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers, ending with sauce, reserving 1/3 of mozzarella cheese.
  • Bake 45 minutes. Top with remaining cheese and bake 15 minutes or until hot and bubbly. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

Notes

Freezing Instructions:
If you plan on freezing, let the lasagna cool and then place it in the refrigerator to chill for one or two hours. Then wrap the whole dish in foil really well - we don’t want freezer burn down the road. Mark it the date, and freeze it for up to 3 months. 
To reheat the frozen lasagna, take it out of the freezer the night before and store it in the refrigerator to start the defrost. (Confession: I usually put it out on the counter-top the morning I plan to reheat). Set the oven to 350F, and when the lasagna is thawed, remove the foil and reheat for 30 - 40 minutes.