The Lady and Sons Lasagna

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

Show: Paula's Home CookingEpisode: Easy Late Night Snacking

Rated: 5 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (249)

RECIPE
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Cook Time:
30 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
8 servings

Times:

Prep: 45 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 30 min
Total:: 1 hr 15 min

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Ingredients

Sauce
2 cups canned, diced tomatoes
2 cups tomato sauce
1 cup water
1/2 cup onions, diced
1/2 cup green bell peppers, diced
2 cloves garlic, diced
1/4 cup chopped, fresh parsley leaves
11/2 teaspoons Italian Seasoning
11/2 teaspoons The Lady's House Seasoning, recipe follows
1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
6 to 9 Long strips lasagna noodles
12 ounces cottage cheese, mixed with 1 beaten egg and 1/2 cup Parmesan
1 cup Gruyere cheese, grated
1 cup Swiss cheese, grated
2 cups cheddar, grated
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
1 cup mozzarella, grated

Directions

To make the sauce, in a stockpot, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Crumble the ground beef in a saucepan. Cook until no pink remains, then drain off the fat. Add the ground beef to the stockpot. Simmer for another 20 minutes. While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta according to the package directions (if sauce is too thin, for your taste, you can thicken it up at this time by mixing 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and a 1/4 of a cup of cold water. Bring sauce back to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly). Remove bay leaves.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

To assemble lasagna, place a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan. Layer 1/3 of each, noodles, cottage cheese mixture, Gruyere, Swiss and cheddar cheeses. Pinch off small pieces of cream cheese and dot over other cheeses. Add another layer of sauce. Repeat layering 2 to 3 times ending with sauce. This may be covered and refrigerated at this point. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and top with mozzarella and continue to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes. Note: If lasagna has been refrigerated, bake for 40 minutes total.

House Seasoning:

1 cup salt

1/4 cup black pepper

1/4 cup garlic powder

Mix ingredients together and store in an airtight container for up to 6 months.

Yield: 1 1/2 cups

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Brian Grand Island, NE 11-20-2009
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OMG
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This was probably the best lasagna i've ever had. didn't have the geyre cheese so i subed smoked gouda.
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Tara Lincoln, NE 09-27-2009
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Scrumptious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

Positively delicious! Many thanks.
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lola Huntley, IL 06-24-2009
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Substitute meat with meatless TVP
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

It's still really good and really easy to make. Excellent for vegetarians when you substitute the meat with TVP or similar.
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Kathleen Denver, CO 05-16-2009
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It's worth the time and money
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This is the BEST lasagna I've ever tasted!!!! I used Italian sausage, no ground beef. I also used 12 lasagna noodles. ... Gruyere is $14.99 a pound but is worth it!! Don't substitute it!!!Read more
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m seattle , WA 04-18-2009
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You guys are going nuts over nothing special..
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I've made this recipe twice, and the 9 college boys I make it for really like it, but they also like top ramen with cut up... hot dogs in it. I guess I didn't have any help in the kitchen, but both times i could not make the recipe in under 2 1/2 hours. For the amount of effort it took, I wasn't satisfied with the taste. The cream cheese was interesting, made the whole dish very creamy. In addition, the amount of cheese the recipe calls for makes it expensive to make. If I bought everything, it added up to about 30-35 dollars. ouch.Read more
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null null, null 01-31-2009
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what, is the big deal??
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

I followed the recipe perfectly (even made a double batch for a big dinner), everyone seemed to like it, but I've definitely... had better recipes for lasagna. it called for a near obscene amount of cheese, i can't imagine the calorie count on this dish but what else characterizes Paula's cooking? In the end I sincerely wonder why everyone is raving over this recipe as if it saved humanity.Read more