Tasty Lasagna

Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground Beef
• 1 teaspoon Garlic Salt
• to taste
• 2 dashes Pepper
• 28 ounces
• fluid Can Crushed Tomato
• 8 ounces
• fluid Can Tomato Sauce
• 1 envelope Spaghetti Sauce Mix
• 1 box Lasagna Noodles (I Use 12 Noodles)
• 8 ounces
• fluid Ricotta Or Cottage Cheese
• 3/4 pounds Mozzarella Cheese
• Sliced
• 1/2 cups Grated Parmesan Cheese

Instructions

1. *OPTIONAL sometimes I also add 4-6 oz cream cheese sometimes I use jarred spaghetti sauce in place of the tomatoes and seasoning packet
2. DIRECTIONS
3. 1.
4. In a Dutch oven, cook ground beef, garlic salt and pepper over medium heat until well browned.
5. Stir in crushed tomatoes, tomato sauce, and seasoning packet.
6. Simmer, covered, for about 1/2 hour, stirring occasionally.
7. 2.
8. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
9. Cook lasagna noodles in boiling water for 8 to 10 minutes.
10. Drain noodles, and rinse with cold water.
11. 3.
12. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
13. 4.
14. Remove meat sauce from heat and stir in ricotta/cottage cheese (and cream cheese if youre using it)
15. 5.
16. To assemble, line the bottom of a greased 9x13 glass pan with 3 or 4 noodles, spread 1/3 of meat & cheese sauce over noodles.
17. Top with 1/3 of mozzarella cheese slices, sprinkle with 1/3 of parmasean cheese.
18. Repeat with 2 more layers.
19. 6.
20. Bake for 30 mins.
21. Tips: This dish can be prepared ahead of time and put in the freezer.
22. When you want to cook the lasagna, thaw and add a few minutes to the cooking time if its still chilled when putting in the oven.
23. (Do NOT cook frozen and do not use foil when freezing.)