Best Of Both Worlds Lasagna

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1 lb ground beef
• 1 lb italian sausage
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tablespoon minced parsley
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 (28 ounce) can diced tomatoes
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 1 egg
• 2 cups ricotta cheese
• 2 cups cottage cheese with chives
• 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese, divided
• 10 lasagna noodles, cooked
• 18 -20 slices mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375.
• 2 grease 9x13-inch ovenproof casserole.
• 3 brown meat with onion and garlic over medium heat, stirring to break up meat. drain excess drippings.
• 4 add next 8 ingredients. simmer, uncovered for 5 to 8 minutes or until thick, stirring occasionally.
• 5 beat egg in bowl;.
• 6 stir in ricotta, cottage, cheese and 1/4 cup parmesan cheese.
• 7 arrange half of noodles in pan.
• 8 spread with half the cheese mixture.
• 9 cover with 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese slices. top with half the meat sauce.
• 10 repeat layers.
• 11 place remaining mozzarella over meat sauce. sprinkle remaining parmesan cheese over top. bake, uncovered, for 40 minutes. set aside for 10 to 15 minutes before serving.