Description
Don't second guess the cream cheese cubes–it's wonderful! Can freeze either prior to or after baking.
Ingredients
- Lean Ground Beef
- Italian Sausage
- Onions
- Celery
- Garlic Cloves
- Tomatoes
- Tomato Paste
- Tomato Sauce
- Salt
- Pepper
- Sugar
- Dried Italian Seasoning
- Bay Leaves
- Parsley
- Cream Cheese
- Shredded Cheddar Cheese
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Parmesan Cheese
- Lasagna Noodle
Instructions
- Fry together ground beef and italian sausage until no longer pink
- Drain
- Add onion, celery and garlic
- Cook about 5 minutes
- Add to meat mixture the remaining 8 ingredients
- Cook covered for 30-45 minutes, adding small amounts of water if necessary and stirring frequently
- Mixture should be relatively thick
- Remove from heat and stir in minced parsley
- Preheat oven 350 degrees
- Grease lasagna baking pan
- Layer a small amount of meat sauce in bottom of baking pan, topping with about 5 noodles, overlapping slightly
- Top lasagna noodles with more sauce, several pieces of cream cheese and the 3 cheeses all equally divided between remaining layers
- Repeat until sauce, noodles and cheese are used up
- Cover baking pan with foil and bake 40 minutes
- Remove foil from pan and return to oven, baking an additional 10 minutes or until bubbly
- Let stand 10 minutes before cutting