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[Sirrahsim]

thanks ALL of you
I use my Mom's recipe and NEVER cook the noodles I have always gotten wonderful feedback for my lasagna and owe it all to my Mom sirrahbed. I added just a couple of little things that I do but the recipe is the same

Sirrahbed's Lasagna

1 lb ground beef
1 chopped onion
1 jar spaghetti sauce (I use sauteed onion and garlic flavor)
about 1/2 cup water
medium carton cottage cheese
2 eggs
handful of parsley
1 tsp garlic powder
1/3 cup parmesan cheese
3 cups shredded mozzarella
9 lasagna noodles right out of the box

Brown the meat and onion. Add the jar of spaghetti sauce, pour the water in the empty jar and shake to "clean out" the rest of the sauce. Pour THAT in with the sauce. In another bowl, mix the cottage cheese, eggs, parsley, garlic, and parmesan cheese. In a 9x13 pan start to layer:
First a ladle of the sauce and meat mixture, then three noodles. Next, layer half the cottage cheese mixture, another ladle of sauce, then three more noodles. After that, layer the other half of the cottage cheese mixture, then a cup of mozzarella cheese, then another ladle of sauce. On top of that, layer three more noodles then the rest of the sauce and two more cups of mozzarella cheese. Make sure that all the edges of the noodles are covered up with sauce and cheese so that they will get cooked thoroughly. Cover tightly with foil and bake at 375 for 45 minutes. Turn heat down to 325, uncover, and cook for 10-15 more minutes or until the cheese is nice and bubbly. Keep a close eye on it because the cheese likes to burn once the foil is off. Let the dish sit out on the counter for a few minutes before you slice it and you will have a delicious pan of lasagna

[Sirrahsim]

uhoh! I just realized that I only have one glass pan.. I'm going to have to cook one in glass and the other in ceramic...I hope this turns out yummy

[Sirrahsim]

I would LOVE the recipe for a real Italian Lasagna!!

[kittycats_delight]

I would LOVE the recipe for a real Italian Lasagna!!

You got it.

Pasticcio

2 tbsp of olive oil
500g minced meat
1 large onion chopped finely
1 celery stalk chopped finely
(i usually use a food processor to chopped the onion and celery so it is in tiny pieces)
4 cloves of garlic pressed
2 tbsp of white flour
300ml beef broth
150ml red wine
salt and pepper
1 tbsp parsley flakes
1 tsp basil
1 tsp marjoram
2 tbsp of tomato paste
butter
400g mozzarella ( I use buffalo mozzarella this is what the original calls for)
14 pieces of lasagna(fresh or precooked)
850ml besciamelle

1. heat the oil and cook the meat until it is a uniform color. Add the onion, celery and garlic and cook for another 3 minutes stirring frequently. Add the flour and stir continually for 1 minute.

2. in a pot ready the beef broth and add the wine. Add salt and pepper to your pleasure, add parsley, basil and marjoram and bring to a boil. Add this mixture then to the meat bring again to a boil. reduce heat and let sauce simmer 45 minutes. After 45 minutes add the tomato paste and allow to cook another 10 minutes. (this is what takes the longest as the sauce is made from scratch)

3. use the butter and grease a glass baking dish. place a very small amount of tomato sauce on the bottom then add a layer of pasta. then add a layer of meat sauce and besciamelle then cover with another layer of pasta. Repeat the layers 2 more times. Finish with a layer of meat sauce, besciamelle and the cubes (or if you prefer grated) mozzarella cheese. Place baking dish in a preheated 350° oven for about 35 minutes. Pasticcio will be ready when the crust forms on the top from the mozzarella.

[Sirrahsim]

oh my goodness! That sounds divine One of these days I will treat my husband to a REAL Pasticcio

Caseysmom, you don't even have to buy special noodles for my Mom's recipe. Any type will do. I use Skinner brand.

[caseysmom]

oh my goodness! That sounds divine One of these days I will treat my husband to a REAL Pasticcio

Caseysmom, you don't even have to buy special noodles for my Mom's recipe. Any type will do. I use Skinner brand.

That is good to know, maybe because there is enough moisture to cook the noodles.

[Sirrahsim]

yeah the extra water the recipe calls for is to make sure that there is enough As long as the edges of the noodles are covered and the foil is on there tightly they cook just fine.

[popcornbird]

Thanks for the recipe, Missy. My husband and I LOVE lasagna, and I make it often, but I always cook the noodles first. Your mom's way sounds 'quicker'. I'll have to try it.

Hope your lasagna turns out great!

[Craftlady]

I use something similar to your recipe, but I cook the noodles.
I find it's easier and cooks more evenly. Also, all your doing at that point is re-heating everything.

I would use the heavy/tin foil pans.

[Sirrahsim]

I personally think it tastes better wihtout pre cooking them and I like a glass pan the best. To each his or her own

[caseysmom]

There is a brand of lasagna noodles that say don't cook first, the box is blue and they turn out great.