Since earlier this week we recognized National Adoption Day, I thought it was befitting to let our daughter choose which recipe I would share with you.
Elizabeth loves pasta and one of her favorites is also one of my mine, “Mary Beth’s Favorite Lasagna”. This is a great recipe to experiment with and customize to fit your taste buds perfectly …… you can change the type of meat you use, add more or less garlic, use fresh parsley or jarred …. whatever you like.
Mary Beth’s Favorite Lasagna
- One pound ground beef
- 32 ounces of your favorite spaghetti sauce
- Four cups small curd, cottage cheese
- Four cups shredded mozzarella
- ¼ Cup grated parmesan cheese
- 4 Large eggs
- 2 Tablespoons chopped parsley
- 1 Teaspoon salt
- ¼ Teaspoon pepper
- Garlic to taste
Brown the ground beef in a skillet until no longer pink and drain well. Add the sauce, salt, pepper and garlic. Set aside. Cook lasagna noodles per directions on the package and set aside. Mix together the remaining ingredients, using only half of the mozzarella (set the other half aside -2 cups). Lightly grease a 9” x 13” baking pan. Place 4 noodles along the bottom of the greased pan, cover with 1/3 of the meat sauce, then ½ of the cheese mixture, then repeat two times, making three layers. Top with the remaining two cups of mozzarella cheese. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for one hour. Remove from oven and let sit for approximately ten minutes before cutting. Serve with your favorite garlic bread and salad!
Enjoy!
Counting our blessings,
Mary Beth