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This article was co-authored by Ollie George Cigliano. Ollie George Cigliano is a Private Chef, Food Educator, and Owner of Ollie George Cooks, based in Long Beach, California. With over 20 years of experience, she specializes in utilizing fresh, fun ingredients and mixing traditional and innovative cooking techniques. Ollie George holds a BA in Comparative Literature from The University of California, Berkeley, and a Nutrition and Healthy Living Certificate from eCornell University.
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Imagine that you are going to have company over for a special dinner. You want your entrée to be tasty, impressive, and not too difficult to make. This "really good lasagna" will work perfectly!
Ingredients
- 1-1/2 lb. fresh ground chuck
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 Tbs. butter
- 1/2 Tbsp. minced garlic
- Dried chervil, parsley, basil
- Worcestershire sauce
- A-1 sauce
- Red wine
- 2 eggs
- 1 small curd cottage cheese
- 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 8 oz. shredded Parmesan/Romano cheese
- 16 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
- 8 oz. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 jar Classico Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
- 1 pkg. no-boil lasagna noodles
Steps
Method 1
Method 1 of 2:
Making the Sauce for Your Lasagna
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1Dice one medium onion. Sauté in 2 tablespoon (29.6 ml). butter, along with 1⁄2 tablespoon (7.4 ml). minced garlic. Remove from pan.
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2Fry 1-1/2 Lbs. ground chuck on high heat. Break up meat with a masher. Drain in colander using the same masher to squeeze out any fat. Return meat to pan and add onion/garlic. Stir.Advertisement
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3Into this mixture add a palm full each of dried parsley, chervil and basil. Stir.
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4Now add Worcestershire sauce and A-1 sauce, along with about 1/2 cup of red wine. Stir thoroughly.
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5Combine meat mixture with 1 jar of Classico Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce. Swish the jar with about 1/2 cup water. Put watery mixture into pot. Simmer on very low heat.
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6While the sauce simmers, complete the following:
- Mix together: 1 - 1# container of small curd cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, and a palm full of dried parsley.
- Have ready 1 box of lasagna noodles (no-boil), 2 - 8 oz. packages shredded Mozzarella cheese, 1 - 8 oz. package of shredded Parmesan/Romano cheese, and 1 - 8 oz. package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese.
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Method 2
Method 2 of 2:
Build Your Lasagna
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1Start by spreading 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 cake pan.
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2Next add a layer of lasagna noodles and 1/3 of the sauce.
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3Now spread 1/3 of the cottage cheese mixture, followed by 1/3 of the white cheeses.
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4Continue building until you run out of supplies. Top the lasagna off with the remaining cheeses, including the 8 oz. of cheddar cheese.
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5Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.
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6Finished.
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Warnings
- A lasagna pan may spill over onto your oven. To prevent burning or smoking up your oven, place a cookie sheet under the cake pan.⧼thumbs_response⧽
- Always advisable to gather all your ingredients before you begin your cooking.⧼thumbs_response⧽
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Things You'll Need
- Large frying pan
- Colander
- Large bowl
- 2 Small bowls
- 9 x 12 Cake pan
- Wooden spoon
- Masher
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