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The BEST Homemade Lasagna!
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This homemade lasagna recipe is my Mom’s recipe so you know it’s delicious! Plus, it’s quick and easy with an amazing flavor. The Best Lasagna Recipe is full of ground beef, onion, spices, cottage cheese and Mozzarella cheese! It’s been passed through our family and is still our go-to recipe. It will become that weathered, tattered recipe card that your family will smile when they see.
The hardest part of making this lasagna with cottage cheese is removing it from the oven and letting it rest after it bakes because the aroma makes you want to dig in immediately! If you prefer to substitute the cottage cheese with ricotta cheese you can! Pair this comfort food recipe with a simple tossed salad and bread sticks. I love to make this ahead of time when entertaining then just placing it in the oven before guests arrive. Make sure you add 15 minutes onto the baking time if you do this because it starts off cold!
You’ll Love this Homemade Lasagna
As you all know I returned to work in March after an amazing three month maternity leave with Miss RyRy. It was hard and bittersweet to go back to work after being home with my girls that long. It’s not that I mind my job, in fact I really enjoy it for the most part.
It’s the hustle and bustle of having a job that I don’t like. The rush to get out the door in the morning then the rush after work of getting dinner on the table, dishes washed, the girls bathed and to bed then you are pretty much exhausted! That’s the part I don’t like. It’s like by the time you get all that done you don’t even get to enjoy your children!
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- Ground beef
- Yellow onion
- Garlic
- Dried parsley
- Garlic salt
- Oregano
- Tomato sauce
- Lasagna noodles
- Cottage cheese
- Eggs beaten
- Salt
- Parmesan cheese
- Mozzarella cheese
Lasagna Recipe
My mom understands this and gets what I hate about having a job. As I whined to her about all this she listened to me and sympathized. She had been there done it and she knew it was no fun. As the first day of work loomed in the future my Mom told me that she was going to treat me to dinner that night. I could pick any recipe and she would make it and have it in my fridge after work so all I had to do was put it in the oven.
She knew, like all mothers, that the only thing I would want to do was cuddle my girls and not have to stress about supper after the first day of work. Have I mentioned how much I love my Mom? I know you guys are all jealous of me because she’s pretty much the best!
How long do you cook a lasagna at 350 degrees?
You’ll bake this Homemade Lasagna just 45 minutes!
Why do you let lasagna sit?
This casserole has quite a bit of cheese and liquid. Allowing to rest 15 minutes or so will firm it up and square will be easy to slice and serve! Better yet? Lasagna that’s made the day before is even better! So if you can, make it ahead of time!
How to make lasagna
- Grease a 9×13 inch pan, preheat the oven.
- Combine hamburger, garlic, 1 Tbsp parsley flakes, garlic salt, oregano, tomato sauce in a large pan and simmer 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a large bowl combine cottage cheese, eggs, salt, parsley and Parmesan.
- When the meat mixture is done simmering spread 1/2 c. of mixture on the bottom of the pan.
- Layer on the noodles.
- Top with half of meat mixture and cottage cheese mixture then half of Mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat layer except leave off the Mozzarella cheese.
- Bake until the sauce is bubbly and cheese browned.
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Trust me when we hear Mom is making lasagna all the kids come rushing home if we can! Do you blame us? This lasagna is the best. Hands down. This is just one example of my Mom adding personal touches to people’s lives with her cooking and baking.
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The BEST Homemade Lasagna Recipe
This homemade lasagna is my Mom's recipe so you know it's delicious! Plus, it's quick and easy with an amazing flavor. If you need a lasagna recipe this is it. It's full of ground beef, onion, spices, cottage cheese and Mozzarella cheese!
Print Pin RatePrep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 2 hours
Servings: 12 servings
Calories: 392kcal
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef browned
- 1 yellow onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 3 Tbsp dried parsley flakes divided
- 1/2 tsp garlic salt
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 4 cans tomato sauce 8 oz , each
- 6 lasagna noodles prepared
- 22 oz cottage cheese
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 lb shredded Mozzarella
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
- In a large frying pan combine hamburger, onion, garlic, 1 Tbsp parsley flakes, garlic salt, oregano, tomato sauce and simmer 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a large bowl combine cottage cheese, eggs, salt, 2 Tbsp parsley flakes and Parmesan cheese.
- When the meat mixture is done simmering spread 1/2 c. of mixture on the bottom of prepared pan. Place three prepared noodles side by side on top of meat mixture so they don't overlap. Top with half of meat mixture, half of cottage cheese mixture then half of Mozzarella cheese. Repeat layer except leave off the Mozzarella cheese.
- Bake for 45 minutes.
- Remove from oven and top with remaining Mozzarella cheese.
- Bake 10 more minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Remove from oven and let stand for 10-15 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 392kcal | Carbohydrates: 18g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 1334mg | Potassium: 669mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 780IU | Vitamin C: 6.6mg | Calcium: 382mg | Iron: 3.3mg
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This lasagna is exactly what my Monday needs. For reals! Holy CHEESY GOODNESS!! Pinned. 😉
This lasagna looks amazing, and your Mom sounds fabulous! What a sweetheart!
WOW! Doesn’t this look amazing!! Lovely recipe! Perf way to start the week out right! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I wish my mom’s lasagna looked like this! It looks so robust and delicious – my mom’s looks like a frozen box! Ha!
I remember those days of trying to beat the clock from the moment you wake up until you go to bed. And you do feel like you don’t get to enjoy the children. It’s wonderful that your mom is there to ease things for you. Her lasagna looks delicious…something to look forward to after a hard day.
Your mom is the sweetest! This lasagna looks absolutely perfect! Mom’s cooking really is the best! Love this!
Well this lasagna is killer! Comfort food at its very best!
I made this last Wednesday for my family and it was well received. So easy to make and so delicious too. I will have to take a photo next time. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you Julie!
So glad you enjoyed it!! It’s our family’s favorite obviously!
The best comfort food recipe!
Got that right!
I just want to curl up and live inside this pan of deliciousness! Total comfort food at it’s best right here!!! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Me too! YUM!
I want to know if you use fresh parmesan cheese
I use the shredded Parmesan you would find in a bag but you could use a block and shred it yourself. I do not use grated Parmesan in the green can 🙂
tried this last night because my husband has been asking for lasagna but I didn’t like the frozen box one too much so I thought it wasn’t that hard to make homemade and my hubby loved it so much and so did I! I used 12 lasagna noodles because I wanted leftovers! thank you for this recipe! it’ll be one of our to go toos!!!
YAY! So glad you enjoyed it!
Have you ever done this with the no boil noodles?
I haven’t!
Can I substitute the cottage cheese for ricotta cheese (the same ounces)?
This is such a classic dish and one of my go-to meals to make! Love the cottage cheese in this lasagna!
It really is one of the best comfort foods! Glad you loved it!
This was a delicious lasagna recipe! Saving this one for sure
Excellent! So happy you loved it!
Do you have instructions for freezing this recipe
Yes! You can complete the recipe up through step 4 and then freeze it. To bake – thaw in fridge overnight and continue on with the baking instructions steps 5 – 8.