Cooks Country Meaty Lasagna Food

CLASSIC AND SIMPLE MEAT LASAGNA

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil over high heat. Once the water is boiling, add the lasagna noodles a few at a time, and return to a boil. Cook the pasta uncovered, stirring occasionally, until the pasta has cooked through, but is still firm to the bite, about 10 minutes. Remove the noodles to a plate.
• Place the ground beef into a skillet over medium heat, add the garlic, garlic powder, oregano, salt, and black pepper to the skillet. Cook the meat, chopping it into small chunks as it cooks, until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain excess grease.
• In a bowl, mix the cottage cheese, eggs, and Parmesan cheese until thoroughly combined.
• Place 4 noodles side by side into the bottom of a 9x13-inch baking pan; top with a layer of the tomato-basil sauce, a layer of ground beef mixture, and a layer of the cottage cheese mixture. Repeat layers twice more, ending with a layer of sauce; sprinkle top with the mozzarella cheese. Cover the dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the casserole is bubbling and the cheese has melted, about 30 minutes. Remove foil and bake until cheese has begun to brown, about 10 more minutes. Allow to stand at least 10 minutes before serving.

MOM'S MEATY LASAGNA

Steps:

• - Preheat oven to 350.
• - Brown beef.
• - Boil Noodles with salt and olive oil.
• - When you are finished browning the beef, mix the can of sauce and meat together.
• - In a lasagna pan (13" x 9"), put 4 big spoonfuls of meat/sauce.
• - Place 3 cooked noodles on top.
• - With the remaining meat/sauce that is left, add the cottage cheese.
• - Put 1/2 of the remaining meat on top of the 3 cooked noodles.
• - Place a layer of mozarella and parmesan cheese on top of the meat.
• - Place 3 more noodles on top of this.
• - Put the rest of the meat sauce on top of the noodles.
• - Place a layer of mozarella and parmesan cheese on top of the meat.
• - Place the last 3 noodles on top of this.
• - Place a layer of mozarella and parmesan cheese on top as the topping.
• Cook at 350 until the cheese on top bubbles (usually around 40 minutes or so).

COOKS COUNTRY SKILLET LASAGNA

Steps:

• Pour tomatoes with their juices into 1 quart liquid measuring cup. Add water until mixture measures 1 quart.
• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook until onion begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in garlic and pepper flakes snd cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add ground meat and cook, breaking apart meat, until no longer pink, about 4 minutes.
• Scatter pasta over meat but do not stir. pour diced tomatoes with juices and tomato sauce over pasta. Cover and bring to simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer stirring occasionally, until pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Remove skillet from heat and stir in 1/2 cup Parmesan. Season with salt and pepper. Dot with heaping tablespoons ricotta, cover, and let stand off heat for 5 minutes. Sprinkle with basil and remaining 3 tablespoons parmesan. Serve.

SKILLET MEATY LASAGNA

Steps:

• Pulse tomatoes in food processor until coarsely ground and no large pieces, about 12 pulses.
• Heat oil in 12-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until shimmering.
• Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring often, until softened, 5-7 minutes.
• Stir in garlic and pepper flakes and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Add ground meat and cook, breaking up meat with wooden spoon, until no longer pink, 3-5 minutes.
• Scatter pasta in skillet, then pour processed tomatoes over top.
• Cover, increase heat to med-high, and cook at vigorous simmer, stirring often, until pasta is tender, about 20 minutes.
• Off heat, stir in half of mozzarella and half of Parmesan.
• Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Dot heaping tablespoons of ricotta over noodles, then sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and Parmesan.
• Cover and let stand off heat until cheese melts, 2-4 minutes.
• Sprinkle with basil and serve.