Ingredients

  • 1/2 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 lb ground pork
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onion
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped green pepper
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet red pepper
  • 1 teaspoon seasoning salt (to taste)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 (26 ounce) jar of tomato and basil spaghetti sauce (I used Ragu' )
  • 9 no-boil lasagna sheets
  • 2 eggs
  • 16 ounces small curd cottage cheese
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder, divided
  • 1 teaspoon italian seasoning
  • 1/2 cup parmesan cheese (the shaker type stuff ) or 1/2 cup romano cheese (the shaker type stuff )
  • 2 cups Italian cheese blend, divided

Method

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  • In a large skillet over medium heat, the first seven ingredients along with 1 teaspoon of the garlic powder.
  • Cook until meat is browned and veggies are tender.
  • Drain and return to skillet add spaghetti sauce stir well ,turn to low and simmer for 20 minutes.
  • While sauce is simmering, mix together eggs and cottage cheese.
  • In a lightly greased or sprayed 11x 8 inch baking dish,add 1/3 of the sauce.
  • Place 3 sheets of lasagna side by side,place 1/3 of cottage cheese/egg mixture over the lasagna.
  • Top with 1/3 of the Italian cheese blend, and sprinkle 1/4 cup of the parmesan/romano over that.
  • Mix together the remaining garlic powder and Italian seasoning, and sprinkle over the cheese.
  • Top with 3 more of the lasagna sheets side by side, top with another 1/3 of the cottage cheese/egg mixture.
  • Sprinkle with 1/3 more of the Italian cheese blend,spread 1/3 more of the meat mixture over the cheese.
  • Place the last 3 of the the lasagna sheets over the meat,top with the last of the cottage cheese/ egg mixture,with a slotted spoon add remaining meat over the cottage cheese /egg layer.
  • Top that layer with the remaining 1/3 of the Italian cheese blend, and sprinkle with the remaining 1/4 cup of parmesan/romano cheese.
  • Cover with foil and bake for 45 minutes, remove foil and bake for another 10 minutes or until cheese is light browned and bubbly.