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Classic Lasagna: Large Pan

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Fix, Freeze, Feast by Kati Neville and Lindsay Tkacsik

Ingredients

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1 48-ounce container cottage cheese (about 6 cups)
4 eggs lightly beaten
3 cups shredded Parmesan cheese divided into 2 cups and 1 cup
13 cups Basic Red Sauce page 178
18 lasagna noodles uncooked
2 pounds lean ground beef cooked and drained
8 cups shredded mozzarella cheese (about 2 pounds)
Two 13x9x2 inch baking dishes (or deeper)
Plastic wrap
Aluminum foil

Directions ( Default | Numbered )

Combine cottage cheese, eggs, and 2 cups of the Parmesan in a large bowl.

Lay baking dishes before you and spread 1/2 cup red sauce in the bottom of each.

Assemble both lasagnas at once in layers in the following order:

LAYER 1:

3 uncooked noodles

2 cups red sauce

1 cup cooked ground beef

1 1/2 cups cottage cheese mixture

1 cup mozzarella

LAYER 2:

3 uncooked noodles

2 cups red sauce

1 cup cooked ground beef (or whatever remains)

1 1/2 cups cottage cheese mixture (or whatever remains)

LAYER 3:

3 uncooked noodles

2 cups red sauce (or whatever remains)

2 cups mozzarella

1/2 cup parmesan

Wrap each dish entirely in plastic wrap. Top with foil, label and freeze.

TO COOK:

Thaw one entree in the refrigerator or bake it straight from the freezer.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.

Remove plastic wrap and foil from baking dish and replace foil. Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 1 hour if thawed, 1 1/2 hours if frozen. Remove foil and continue baking until lasagna is bubbling and cheese is browned.

  1. Combine cottage cheese, eggs, and 2 cups of the Parmesan in a large bowl.
  2. Lay baking dishes before you and spread 1/2 cup red sauce in the bottom of each.
  3. Assemble both lasagnas at once in layers in the following order:
  4. LAYER 1:
  5. 3 uncooked noodles
  6. 2 cups red sauce
  7. 1 cup cooked ground beef
  8. 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese mixture
  9. 1 cup mozzarella
  10. LAYER 2:
  11. 3 uncooked noodles
  12. 2 cups red sauce
  13. 1 cup cooked ground beef (or whatever remains)
  14. 1 1/2 cups cottage cheese mixture (or whatever remains)
  15. LAYER 3:
  16. 3 uncooked noodles
  17. 2 cups red sauce (or whatever remains)
  18. 2 cups mozzarella
  19. 1/2 cup parmesan
  20. Wrap each dish entirely in plastic wrap. Top with foil, label and freeze.
  21. TO COOK:
  22. Thaw one entree in the refrigerator or bake it straight from the freezer.
  23. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  24. Remove plastic wrap and foil from baking dish and replace foil. Place dish on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 1 hour if thawed, 1 1/2 hours if frozen. Remove foil and continue baking until lasagna is bubbling and cheese is browned.

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