Lasagna

My favorite Lasagna 

-15 ounces of ricotta cheese

-2 cups of mozzarella cheese

-1 cup of cottage cheese

-1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese

-1 pound of hamburger

-1 pound of Italian sausage

-1/2 box of lasagna noodles 

-1 tsp of Italian seasoning

-4 tbs of parsley flakes 

-2  (28 ounce) cans of Italian seasoned tomatoes

-2 (6.5) cans of tomato sauce 

Directions:

1. Boil a pot of water and put your noodles in. Don't forget to salt your water! 
2. Brown your hamburger and Italian sausage. Once it is cooked thru add your tomatoes and tomato sauce. Simmer for 1 hour
3. Mix together your parsley flakes, Italian seasoning, ricotta cheese, cottage cheese and 1 cup of your mozzarella cheese. Divide cheese mixture in half
4. Divide your meat mixture into thirds. Put one third of the mixture in the bottom in a 9x13 pan. Add a layer of cooked noodles on top. Add half of the cheese mixture to the top of the noodles. Add 1/3 of meat mixture. Add another layer of noodles, cheese mixture, and then the rest of the meat mixture
5. Add the rest of you mozzarella cheese to the top of the meat mixture
6. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes 
7. Lest it rest for 15 minutes

Tips:

-If you don't like a lot of sauce you can add just one can of tomatoes and tomato sauce

-You can also add vegetables to your lasagna like onions, mushrooms, or green peppers. Just sauté them in some butter and toss them into your meat mixture

-The longer you simmer your meat mixture the stronger the flavor it will have

-If you don't let the lasagna rest it will fall apart when you cut it 

-This recipe can be made ahead and frozen. Do not bake it. When you are ready thaw it out and bake like regular

-If you want thicker sauce you can add a 12 ounce can of tomato paste to the meat mixture