Easy Lasagna

It was a week of Lasagna! After our Community LinC team tried a new recipe for the group meal and it was a success, it was suggested it could be a funeral dinner menu at the church. So within a week or so I was making Easy Lasagna for 150, then for 75, and in-between a pan at home to check the family size portions and directions.
This recipe is easy and good. Using dried noodles (not lasagna noodles) simplifies the preparation of lasagna for a large quantity. With pasta, tomato sauce, beef and cheeses it is a nutritional and filling dinner.

Easy Lasagna 

for a 9"x13" pan:

6-8  ounces egg noodles

8 ounces cream cheese

1 cup cottage cheese

1/2 cup sour cream

1 pound ground beef

1 jar (24 ounces) spaghetti sauce
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 teaspoon dried basil
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups mozzarella cheese
1/2 cup parmesan cheese

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Cook noodles (oil in the water helps keep them from sticking). Layer cooked noodles over the bottom of a greased baking dish.
Brown hamburger, drain fat and mix with sauce.
Mix cream cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream with parsley, basil and pepper. Pour over noodles.
Put hamburger and sauce mixture on top of cheese mixture .
Top with mozzarella and parmesan cheeses.
Bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.

When we served this in for a large dinner, it worked well to cover the pans with foil and keep them warm in the oven which had been turned off. After a short time to set they were easier to cut into servings.

The steps, from right to left - noodles, cheese mixture,
meat/sauce mixture

Top with Mozzarella and Parmesan cheeses
and into the oven.

Baked, maybe a bit too long, but still good.

Cut into serving pieces

Our finished plate for the community meal.