DINNER - Advanced Lasagna

This Advanced Lasagna takes the simple recipe to a new level of flavor ... it takes a bit more time, and ingredients ... but every bite is worth it.


What you need:
- 1 lb ground Italian sausage
- 1 jar or large can of marinara sauce
- 1 package of lasagna noodles
- 16 oz tub of cottage cheese
- 1 & 1/3 cup of Mozzarella cheese (which equals 1/2 or a 1lb bag shredded)
- 1 & 1/3 cup of Sharp Cheddar cheese
- 1 & 1/3 cup Ricotta cheese

What to do with it:
- Pre-cook the lasagna noodles by placing noodles in a baking dish. Cover the noodles with water and cover with tin foil. Bake in the oven for 25-30 min @ 350. (or until done)
- While lasagna noodles are cooking, cook sausage in a large skillet. Add the marinara sauce and cottage cheese to the skillet and simmer over low heat until lasagna noodles are done.
- If the cheese isn't shredded, now is a good time to do it. Mix all 3 cheeses together and set aside.
- Drain the water from the baking dish and place noodles elsewhere (cutting board, counter, or plate)
- Start layering in the baking dish that the noodles were cooked in. This is the order to layer the lasagna: 1) Sauce mixture, 2) cheese, 3) lasagna noodles.
- Continue with layers until all sauce mixture is used. Cheese will be on the very top.
- bake in the oven @ 350 for 15-20 min.

- We like this dish best served with corn and garlic bread.


*** there will be extra lasagna noodles. don't throw them away. Wrap the extra noodles in saran wrap, then place in a zip-loc bag (removing all air). The noodles can be frozen and used for the next time you want to make lasagna again.