American Lasagna(Usda)
American Lasagna(Usda), a beef recipe with simple ingredients and a clear step-by-step method. Home cooking from the Soumac recipe library.
American Lasagna(Usda)
Ingredients
- 2 1/4 pounds lean ground beef
- 1/3 cup instant minced onion
- 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 3/8 teaspoon red pepper — crushed
- 1 tablespoon oregano
- 3 tablespoons parsley flakes
- 18 ounces tomato paste — 3 (6-oz) cans
- 24 ounces tomato sauce — 3 (8-oz) cans
- 2 1/4 cups hot water
- 3 large eggs — beaten
- 3 pounds cream style cottage cheese
- 1 pound lasagna noodles — cooked, (18 noodles)
- 12 ounces processed cheddar cheese — shredded
- 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
Method
- Line four 8×8-inch baking pans with heat-resistant freezer wrap.
- Allow enough extra wrap to fold over top.
- Use one pan for each six servings or one-fourth of the recipe.
- Do not line pans for food to be served without freezing.
- Crumble beef; cook until lightly browned.
- Stir in onion.
- Cook until onion is tender.
- Drain off fat.
- Stir in seasonings, tomato paste, tomato sauce, and water.
- Simmer for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- In another bowl, blend eggs with cottage cheese.
- In each pan, spread a layer of meat mixture (about 3/4 cup).
- Add a layer each of noodles (2 1/4), meat mixture (about 3/4 cup), cottage cheese mixture (about 3/4 cup), processed cheese (1/3 cup), and parmesan cheese (1= 1/2 tablespoons).
- Repeat layers until all ingredients are used.
- Pack food tightly to avoid air pockets.
- TO SERVE WITHOUT FREEZING Preheat oven to 400=B0 F. (hot).
- Bake 30 minutes or until sauce bubbles at edges.
- TO FREEZE Cool for 30 minutes at room temperature.
- Complete wrapping by pulling paper up over top of food.
- Put edges of wrap together and fold several times so paper lies directly on top of food.
- Fold ends of freezer wrap over the top and seal with freezer tape.
- Label with name of food, date of freezing, and last date the food should be used for best eating quality (about 6 months).
- Freeze for 10-12 hours before removing packages from the pans.
- TO HEAT FROZEN FOOD Preheat oven to 400=B0 F. (hot).
- Remove freezer wrap.
- Place food in baking pan.
- Bake 1 1/4 hours or until sauce bubbles at edges and center is hot.
- VARIATION Italian Lasagna — Use ricotta cheese in place of cottage cheese and mozarella cheese in place of processed cheddar cheese.
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