Famous Easy Lasagna

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I have made this recipe countless times – adapted from countless lasagne recipes.

When I met Mr.Savvy years ago a majority of his meals were peanut butter and jelly sandwiches – I am not joking. When we were dating I won him over with my cooking – especially this lasagne recipe.

This simple but robust recipe will be a sure winner in your family.

What You Need

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 48 ounces spaghetti sauce – I suggest one FULL of veggies 🙂
  • 32 ounces cottage cheese
  • 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • Fresh Basil ( optional)
  • 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • No Boil lasagna noodles
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • Small Onion – diced
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano
  • 2 cloves of garlic – minced

What To Do

Preheat oven to 350

  – To a heated pan add olive oil  – add onions and cook down ( takes about 5 minutes) then add garlic cook till brown.

– Add ground beef to pan – cook till beef is brown.

– In a large sauce pan heat up that sauce 😉

( Add Oregano – and mix)

then add everything from the pan of beef to the sauce


now on to the cheese mix

Add cottage cheese, 3 cups of mozzarella cheese, salt, pepper, eggs, 1/2 of Parmesan cheese in a large bowl


Mix, Mix, Mix!

In a 9×13 greased pan

Add Meat sauce so it covers the bottom completely

Top with Pasta

Add Cheese Mixture

Repeat again with sauce, then pasta, then cheese.

Then add 1/2 cup of mozzarella cheese and the rest of the Parmesan cheese cover and place in the oven for one hour

Uncover add the rest of the mozzarella cheese and cook uncovered till golden brown 🙂

Cut and Serve – and remember to enjoy 🙂

Famous Easy Lasagna

Famous Easy Lasagna

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Famous Easy Lasagna - Very easy to make and very yummy.

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 48 ounces spaghetti sauce - I suggest one FULL of veggies 🙂
  • 32 ounces cottage cheese
  • 4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • Fresh Basil ( optional)
  • ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
  • pinch of salt and pepper
  • No Boil lasagna noodles
  • 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
  • Small Onion - diced
  • 1 teaspoon Oregano
  • 2 cloves of garlic - minced

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350
  2. - To a heated pan add olive oil - add onions and cook down ( takes about 5 minutes) then add garlic cook till brown.
  3. - Add ground beef to pan - cook till beef is brown.
  4. - In a large sauce pan heat up that sauce 😉
  5. ( Add Oregano - and mix)
  6. then add everything from the pan of beef to the sauce
  7. Add cottage cheese, 3 cups of mozzarella cheese, salt, pepper, eggs, ½ of Parmesan cheese in a large bowl
  8. Mix, Mix, Mix!
  9. In a 9x13 greased pan add Meat sauce so it covers the bottom completely
  10. Add Cheese Mixture
  11. Repeat again with sauce, then pasta, then cheese.
  12. Add ½ cup of mozzarella cheese and the rest of the Parmesan cheese cover and place in the oven for one hour
  13. Uncover add the rest of the mozzarella cheese and cook uncovered till golden brown 🙂
  14. Cut and Serve - and remember to enjoy

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  • Jeannine

    I have to say, this has got to be the first lasagna recipe I have seen made with cottage cheese rather than ricotta cheese…..interesting.

      • Elizabeth

        @Jeannie,
        This recipe is similar to the way my Mom always made hers while growing up! The cottage cheese is imo, actually BETTER than using ricotta! It gives it a much nicer flavor/texture…you will LOVE, LOVE, LOVE it! I’m now a vegetarian, BUT I have made this using Morning Star Farms Vegetable Grillers Starters (frozen hamburger replacement) and it is nothing short of amazing! Even my non-veg friends LOVE it! :))

  • Taylor

    do you think it would taste funny if i didnt use the cottage cheese (Yuck!)
    actually maybe replacing it with ricotta.
    i need a good lasagna recipe, my future hubby doesnt like spaghetti but likes lasagna

  • mrs b

    I have seen cottage cheese used before, but my grandma taught me to add an egg to my ricotta to make it moist /stretch it. I would go with her on that w/all of diva’s other ingredients. Yum!

    • C Muso

      My former mother-in-law was Italian and taught me many tricks to keep things authentic but inexpensive. Egg in the ricotta is a perfect example. For max flavor, use whole milk ricotta. Other than cottage cheese instead of ricotta this is a great recipe. I sauteed some zucchini, mushrooms and onion and mixed with the spaghetti sauce. Yummy!

  • frances

    Just wanted to add, i tried this recipe and OMG, my family ate it up!! Did not last very long at all!! I made it exactly as the recipe called, with cottage cheese and Omg soooo good!!

    I’m already planning to make it again! Thanks for all you do on this blog! I love that your blog also includes recipes!!! I appreciate all the work you put into this blog 🙂

  • Sharon Frame

    BSD, why do I keep getting directed to another site when I hit the PRINT button? I had to highlight and choose selection in order to print your recipe.

    This looks YUMMY. I used to make a lasagna with no boil noodles, that had frozen spinach in it. Best ever, but I can’t wait to try yours!

  • Diane

    Sharon—I was having the same problem when hitting the Print word, but you just have to print the little printer icon and it works!!! I too was copying and pasting, but it works if you just hit the little printer and not the word print.

  • Rose

    Another winner! I happen to love cottage cheese but my hubby insists he ‘hates’ it. So Ididn’t tell him it was in this. So of course, he said it was the best lasagna I have made so far 🙂

  • Stephanie

    Just made this with the hubby for dinner! SOOOO good! He doesn’t like cottage cheese normally but he kept saying how much he loved this lasagna. We split it up into two 8×8 pans instead of the 9×13 b/c it’s just the two of us (plus a baby in my belly) so we could freeze the 2nd pan, and we still have left overs from the 1st pan. Awesome! Def. making again!

  • Janice

    Dear Budget Savvy Diva – I have been doing this for years – but you can use regular lasagna noodles without cooking them – instead of the more expensive No Boil noodles – if you simply pour 3/4 cup of water (cold is fine) over the entire pan of lasagna before cooking it. After cooking – let it sit for about 10 minutes and you will have perfectly cooked delicious and cheap lasagna noodles in your lasagna.