Christmas Night Lasagna

Name: Christmas Night Lasagna
Ingredients: 3 pounds ground beef; 1 pound bulk pork sausage; 1 medium onion, chopped; 1 medium green pepper, chopped; 2 jars (28 ounces each) meatless spaghetti sauce; 1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted; 1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, undrained; 2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce; 1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided; 1-1/2 teaspoons pepper, divided; 1 teaspoon garlic powder; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 2-1/2 cups 4% small-curd cottage cheese; 1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese; 2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese; 24 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained; 12 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese

18 ingredients

4 steps

Ingredients

3 pounds ground beef
1 pound bulk pork sausage
1 medium onion, chopped
1 medium green pepper, chopped
2 jars (28 ounces each) meatless spaghetti sauce
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed tomato soup, undiluted
1 can (4 ounces) mushroom stems and pieces, undrained
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1-1/2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
1-1/2 teaspoons pepper, divided
1 teaspoon garlic powder
2 eggs, lightly beaten
2-1/2 cups 4% small-curd cottage cheese
1 carton (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
2 cups shredded Parmesan cheese
24 lasagna noodles, cooked and drained
12 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese

Directions

1

In a Dutch oven or several large skillets, cook the beef, sausage, onion and green pepper over medium heat until meat is no longer pink; drain. Add the spaghetti sauce, soup, mushrooms, Worcestershire sauce, Italian seasoning, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and garlic powder. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2

Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the eggs, cottage cheese, ricotta and remaining salt and pepper.
3

Spread 2 cups meat sauce each into two greased 13x9-in. baking dishes. Layer each with 1/3 cup Parmesan cheese, 4 noodles, 1-1/4 cups cottage cheese mixture and 3 slices of mozzarella cheese. Repeat layers. Top with the remaining noodles, meat sauce and Parmesan.
4

Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 45 minutes or until bubbly. Let stand for 15 minutes before cutting.