B&g's Meaty Lasagna

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 2 medium onions, finely chopped
• 1 stalk celery, thinly sliced crosswise
• 1/2 green pepper, finely chopped
• 2 -8 cloves garlic, minced (depending on taste)
• 3 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 2 lbs lean ground beef
• 2 (7 1/2 ounce) cans tomato sauce
• 1 (5 1/2-11 ounce) can tomato paste
• 3 teaspoons salt, divided
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 1 -2 teaspoon italian seasoning
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup cream-style cottage cheese
• 1/3 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb lasagna noodle, cooked (8 to 12 strips)
• 1 (12 ounce) package mozzarella cheese

Recipe

• 1 saute onions, green peppers and garlic in 2 tbsp oil.
• 2 add celery to very tail end of this.
• 3 add beef, breaking apart.
• 4 brown the beef, if you are using extra lean ground beef, there is no need to drain any excess fat.
• 5 add tomato sauce, tomato paste, salt (2 tsps), dried oregano, italian seasoning and water.
• 6 simmer for 20 to 25 minutes.
• 7 in a separate bowl, mix 1 egg with cottage and parmesan cheese, 1 tbsp oil and 1 tsp salt.
• 8 beat second egg and toss with noodles.
• 9 assemble lasagna in a lasagna pan in the following order: 1/2 meat mix, 1/2 noodles, cheese/egg mix, 1/2 noodle mix, 1/2 meat mix.
• 10 bake in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes.
• 11 add mozzarella cheese to top after lasagna has been in oven for 45 minutes.
• 12 bake 15 minutes longer.