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The Lady and Sons Lasagna

By Paula Deen

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Difficulty: Medium

Prep time: 20 minutes

Cook time: 20 minutes

Servings: 20

Ingredients

  • 1 cup grated Gruyere cheese
  • 12 ounces cottage cheese, mixed with 1 beaten egg and 1/2 cup Parmesan
  • 6 to 9 long strips lasagna noodles
  • 1 1/2 lbs ground beef
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Paula Deen's Seasoned Salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Paula Deen's House Seasoning
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons Paula Deen's Sweet Italian Herb Blend
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1/2 cup diced green bell peppers
  • 2 cloves diced garlic
  • 1/2 cup diced onions
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 cups tomato sauce
  • 2 cups diced tomatoes
  • 1 cup grated Swiss cheese
  • 2 cups grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
  • 1 cup grated mozzarella
  • 1 tablespoon optional corn starch
  • 1/4 cup optional cold water

Directions

To make the sauce, combine the tomatoes, tomato sauce, water, onions, peppers, garlic, parsley, seasoning mixtures, sugar and bay leaves in a stockpot. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for 1 hour. Crumble the ground beef in a saucepan. Cook until no pink remains, then drain off the fat. Add the ground beef to the stockpot. Simmer for another 20 minutes. While the sauce simmers, cook the pasta according to the package directions. (If sauce is too thin, for your taste, you can thicken it up at this time by mixing 1 tablespoon of cornstarch and a 1/4 of a cup of cold water. Bring sauce back to a boil. Stir in cornstarch mixture, stirring constantly). Remove bay leaves.

Preheat oven to 350 °F.

To assemble lasagna, place a thin layer of sauce in the bottom of a 9 by 13 by 2-inch pan. Layer 1/3 of each, noodles, cottage cheese mixture, Gruyere, Swiss and cheddar cheeses. Pinch off small pieces of cream cheese and dot over other cheeses. Add another layer of sauce. Repeat layering 2 to 3 times, ending with sauce. This may be covered and refrigerated. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove from oven and top with mozzarella and continue to bake for another 10 to 15 minutes. Note: If lasagna has been refrigerated, bake for 40 minutes total.

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January 04, 2021
My favorite recipe for Lasagna. I just made it a couple days ago and made extra for my son and his family. We all love it and it is so easy to make. I have been making it since 2002 when she was on Food Network. It is the best I have ever eaten.

Juanita

July 11, 2015
Absolutely favorite recipe. I cheat by using good quality spaghetti sauce. Use all the cheese though!

Edwina

January 13, 2015
Delish, and not hard~

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December 06, 2024
Can this lasagna be frozen after assembly? Or should it be cooked before freezing?

December 11, 2024

You can really do either, but it is recommended to freeze before baking the texture of the lasagna sheets and filling will be preserved!

December 24, 2018
why does it call for Paula's house & season salts. It looks like they are both made up of the same things, salt, pepper and garlic powder?

The Deen Team

January 03, 2019
Seasoned salts typically have many more herbs. Paula just likes the combination of both to get the right ratio of salt, pepper, and garlic powder to the others!