Dad's Famous Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 lb lasagna noodle
• 1 lb sausage
• 1/2 lb hamburger
• 1 tablespoon basil
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 (14 ounce) can tomatoes
• 1 (12 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 lb sliced mozzarella cheese
• 3 cups cottage cheese
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, and enough to top
• 2 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°.
• 2 cook noodles.
• 3 sauté onions and garlic.
• 4 add sausage and hamburger to onions and garlic; cook thoroughly.
• 5 add tomatoes, paste, and basil to sausage mixture.
• 6 stir to blend; salt to taste.
• 7 simmer 5-10 minutes.
• 8 in a separate bowl, lightly beat eggs.
• 9 blend cottage and parmesan into eggs.
• 10 add pepper and blend thoroughly.
• 11 in a 9 x 14 lasagna pan, lightly oil bottom with olive oil.
• 12 layer 1/2 noodles (one layer thick), 1/2 cheese sauce (spread evenly), 1/2 mozzarella cheese, and 1/2 tomato sauce.
• 13 repeat ending with tomato sauce.
• 14 sprinkle parmesan cheese on top.
• 15 bake for 30-40 minutes.
• 16 if previously refrigerated, bake 50-60 minutes.