Ingredients

  • 12 lasagna noodles, cooked
  • Meat Sauce
  • 1 1/4 lbs ground beef
  • 1 onion, diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 1 (14 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
  • 2 (7 1/2 ounce) cans tomato sauce
  • 1 (4 ounce) can diced green chilies, with juice
  • 2 tablespoons taco seasoning (I use Bulk Taco Seasoning Mix)
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • Cottage Cheese Sauce
  • 2 cups cream-style cottage cheese
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 cup cheddar cheese, grated
  • 1/2 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
  • Topping
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup monterey jack cheese

Method

  • For meat sauce: Scramble fry ground beef, onions, and celery until lightly brown. Stir in remaining ingredients and simmer while making cheese sauce.
  • For Cheese sauce: combine ingredients and mix well.
  • To assemble: put a small amount of meat sauce in a 9X13 inch baking pan. Top with 4 lasagna noodles. Add 1/3 of remaining meat sauce. Top with 1/2 of cheese sauce, 4 additional noodles, then repeat layers, ending with the meat sauce.
  • Sprinkle cheddar and Monterey jack cheese over lasagna.
  • Bake , uncovered, for 60 minutes at 350 degrees. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.
  • To freeze: Bake, cool, wrap well, and label. freeze up to 2 months.
  • To serve, defrost overnight and then bake until warmed through, or bake from frozen for 1 hour and a half.