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Colleen's Lasagna

This is a delicious, cheesy lasagna without the ricotta cheese layer. Easy, wonderful comfort food.
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Course Main Course

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound ground turkey or beef
  • 1 tsp garlic, minced
  • 3 cans tomato sauce 15 ounce cans
  • 1 can stewed or diced tomatoes 14-15 ounce
  • 1 6 ounce tomato paste 6 ounce
  • teaspoon salt
  • 2 ½ teaspoons oregano
  • 2 teaspoons basil
  • 1 box lasagna noodles
  • 1 10-12 oz swiss cheese, sliced
  • 1 ½ cup parmesan cheese, grated
  • 2 ½ cups mozzarella cheese, grated

Instructions
 

  • Cook noodles according to directions on box. When done, rinse with cold water and lay out flat on paper towels to drain.
  • In large pot, brown ground meat and garlic. Drain off any oil.
  • Add tomato sauce, stewed/diced tomatoes and paste.
  • Stir in seasoning. Bring to a boil. Cover and turn to low, simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°.
  • Cover bottom of 9x13 baking pan with a thin layer of sauce.
  • Lay 3 noodles lengthwise in pan.
  • Break up 2 slices of swiss cheese and scatter over noodles. Sprinkle with ½ cup of parmesan.
  • Cover with about 1 cup of sauce.
  • Cover with 3 more lasagna noodles. Break apart 2 slices of swiss cheese and spread evenly over noodles. Sprinkle with ½ cup grated mozzarella.
    *Continue layering noodles, cheese and sauce until you have 5 layers of noodles. I alternate mozzarella and parmesan cheese each layer.
  • On top layer, add swiss cheese and parmesan cheese. Cover with remaining sauce.
  • Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella.
  • Bake for 35 minutes.

Notes

  **COLLEEN MOTT APPROVED
Keyword breakfast casserole, italian food, lasagna