Fat Cat Lasagna

6-8 good size servings

This recipe was submitted by Monte Hanna from Muncie, IN.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. ground beef
• 1/2 lb. ground sausage
• 1 medium onion diced
  1 clove garlic
• 2 T. parsley (1 T. dried)
• 2 T. basil (1 T. dried)
• 6 roma tomatoes diced (1 16oz. can, undrained)
• 2 6 oz. cans tomato paste
  3 eggs beaten
• 2 12 oz. cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 1-2 lbs. shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1/2 lb. (16 oz. box) lasagna noodles
• 1/2 t. pepper

Method

1. Cook beef, sausage and onion until browned, stirring to
   crumble; drain. Add garlic, spices, tomatoes and tomato
   paste.
2. Simmer 15 minutes or until thick,stirring occasionally.
   Cook lasagna noodles according to package. Drain well.
   Combine eggs, cottage or ricotta cheese, pepper, and
   Parmesan cheese, combine well.
3. Spread about 1/2 cup meat sauce in a greased 13 x 9 x 2
   baking dish (cake pan)layer half of each: noodles, cottage
   cheese mixture, mozzarella cheese, and meat sauce. Repeat
   layers, ending with meat suace. (Save enough mozzarella
   cheese for top layer).
4. Cover and bake at 350 for 30 minutes. Uncover, add the
   mozzarella cheese, bake 10 minutes to melt cheese. Let
   stand 10 minutes.
   
   GARFIELD'S HINT OF THE DAY:
   
   When cutting the lasagna, first take a pair of sissors,
   cut the top layer of cheese making sure your servings are
   equal. Then follow the lines with a knife, cutting the rest
   of the way through.