Easy Lasagna Recipe

4.88 from 89 votes

Easy Lasagna Recipe

Our family's favorite lasagna recipe - not only because it's delicious but because it's so EASY! With beef, Italian sausage, three cheeses, and tons of seasonings, you know this recipe is going to be a hit!

Prep Time40

Cook Time25

Rest Time5

Total Time1 10

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Italian

Servings:

Author: Kristyn Merkley

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
3 - 4 teaspoons minced garlic
2 tablespoons fresh basil
salt and pepper, to taste
6 cups tomato sauce
1 pound beef
1 pound pork
1 (16-ounce) container sour cream
2 cups low fat cottage cheese
1 cup shredded Parmesan cheese
2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, more if needed
1 package no-boil lasagna noodles
shredded Parmesan cheese, to taste

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large pan over medium heat, sautee garlic in vegetable oil for 2-3 minutes. Stir in basil, salt, dash of pepper and tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 10 minutes.
In another pan over medium heat, cook beef and pork until no longer pink, about 10 minutes. Drain fat.
Add meat to the tomato sauce mixture, cover and simmer for an additional 10 minutes.
Combine sour cream, cottage cheese and shredded Parmesan cheese in a bowl. Mix well and set aside.
In a 9x13 pan, spread 1 cup of the tomato sauce on the bottom. Layer lasagna noodles over the sauce and then spread another cup of tomato sauce on top of the noodles.
Add 1 cup of shredded mozzarella cheese on top of the tomato sauce and then half of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture on top of the mozzarella cheese.
Add another layer of lasagna noodles, followed by a cup of tomato sauce, the last cup of shredded mozzarella and then rest of the sour cream/cottage cheese mixture.
Then, add one more layer of noodles and the remainder of the tomato sauce.
Add shredded Parmesan cheese to the top and bake for 25-30 minutes. Let set for 5-10 minutes before serving.

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Notes

Texture Tip. For the best texture, be sure to use the right ingredients. A few things can cause too much moisture in lasagna. If you use a thin tomato sauce or nonfat sour cream and cottage cheese, the added water content in your ingredients will cause the lasagna to be too soupy.

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