Love & Best Dishes: The Lady and Sons Lasagna Recipe

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Cottage cheese provides a similar texture with fewer calories.

mozzarella cheese

🥗Healthier: part-skim mozzarella

💰Cheaper: provolone cheese

Provolone can be less expensive while still melting well.

Italian sausage

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground turkey is leaner and can be a cost-effective alternative.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Grana Padano is a less expensive cheese with a similar flavor.

Start by browning 1.5 pounds of ground beef in a large skillet.

Add a 15-ounce can of tomato sauce to the browned beef and rinse the can with water to get every drop.

Add chopped onion, green bell pepper, 2 bay leaves, 1 teaspoon of seasoning salt, 1.5 teaspoons of house seasoning, a little sugar, and 2 cloves of minced garlic to the skillet.

Stir in parsley for flavor and color, then cover and let it cook on low for about an hour.

After an hour, remove the bay leaves from the sauce and taste for seasoning.

Spray a 13 by 9 by 2 pan with cooking spray to prevent sticking.

Use fresh pasta sheets instead of traditional lasagna noodles for easier assembly.

Spread a thin layer of the meat sauce on the bottom of the baking dish.

Lay the fresh pasta sheets over the sauce, trimming them with scissors if necessary to fit.

In a mixing bowl, combine 16 ounces of cottage cheese, 1 egg, and Parmesan cheese, mixing well.

Layer another layer of meat sauce over the pasta sheets.

Add heaps of the cheese mixture on top of the meat sauce.

Sprinkle cheddar cheese over the cheese mixture for added flavor.

Continue layering until all ingredients are used, finishing with a layer of meat sauce and a generous topping of mozzarella cheese.

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