Wonderful Lasagna

27 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb hot Italian sausage
  • 1/2 lb ground chuck
  • 1/2 cup green onion, minced
  • 3 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 3 -4 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 (29 ounce) can tomato sauce
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried whole oregano
  • 1 dash of dried whole basil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper, freshly ground
  • 2 cups monterey jack cheese, shredded and divided (not pepper jack, just regular jack!)
  • 1 cup ricotta cheese
  • 1 cup cottage cheese
  • 1/2 cup green onion, minced
  • 1/2 cup fresh parsley, minced
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried whole basil, crushed
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried whole marjoram, crushed
  • 7 slices bacon
  • 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, freshly grated (not in the can...freshly grated)
  • 1/2 cup soft breadcrumbs (put a couple of slices of bread in a mini food processor)
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (optional)
  • 5 cooked lasagna noodles
  • 1 (8 ounce) package sliced swiss cheese

Directions

  1. 1
    Remove the sausage from the casings. Cook the sausage, ground chuck, 1/2 cup green onions, and garlic in 3-4 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet until the meat is browned, stirring to crumble the meat; drain. Add the tomato sauce, tomato paste, 1/4 tsp oregano, dash of basil, salt and pepper; stir well. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring frequently. Cover and chill for 8 hours.
  2. 2
    Combine the Monterey Jack cheese, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese, 1/2 cup minced green onions, parsley, beaten egg, basil, and oregano in a medium bowl; stir well, and set aside.
  3. 3
    Cook the bacon until crisp; crumble the bacon. Combine the bacon, spinach, Parmesan cheese, breadcrumbs, egg yolk, and if desired, 2 tbsp olive oil.
  4. 4
    Spoon half of the reserved meat sauce in a lightly greased 13 x 9 x 2 inch baking dish. Layer half of the reserved ricotta cheese mixture over the meat sauce; top with half of the spinach mixture. Arrange the noodles evenly over the spinach mixture. Repeat layers with half of the meat sauce, ricotta cheese mixture, and spinach mixture.
  5. 5
    Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup of Monterey Jack cheese evenly over the lasagna mixture; top evenly with Swiss cheese slices.
  6. 6
    Bake at 350 degrees for 40 to 45 minutes or until the cheese melts and the mixture is hot and bubbly.

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