The Speares

Living the life in Muskoka


Lasagna


Quick version. You can also make labour intensive lasagna or the full recipe.



Use a medium frypan to fry up

  • ¼ pound hamburger
  • 1 jumbo sausage squeezed out of its casing
Drain grease and add in
  • 1 382 ml jar arabiata pasta sauce
Turn the burner off.
While your sauce is being gently warmed up get a small bowl and mix together
  • 1 small egg
  • 1 cup (half tub) Cottage Cheese
  • 2 tbsp parmesan cheese
  • ½ tbsp dried parsley

When all is ready begin layering the lasagna. Spread 1/2 cup of meat sauce in bottom of 8 x 6 1.5 l baking dish. Add two sheets of
  • PC oven-ready egg lasagna sheets
Then spread half of the cottage cheese mixture (about 1/2 cup) over the top, followed by 1 cup of meat sauce and
  • ½ cup of shredded mozarella cheese
Another couple of noodles, the rest of the cheese mixture, more meat sauce and shredded cheese. Last layer of noodles, the rest of the meat sauce and some more shredded cheese. Sprinkle with
  • Parmesan cheese
Then go on about your business for a bit.
Preheat oven to 375. Then have handy your sauce, cottage cheese mixture and


  • ½ pkg (1 - 1 1/2 cups) shredded cheese
  • the noodles

To assemble: spread 1/2 cup of meat sauce in bottom of 8 x 6 1.5 l baking dish. Add a sheet of home-made noodle kind of centered and tamped down as it is slightly too big. Then another 1/2 cup of meat sauce and another noodle. Then spread half of the cottage cheese mixture (about 1/2 cup) over the top noodle, followed by 1 cup of meat sauce and 1/2 cup of shredded cheese. Another noodle, the rest of the cheese mixture, more meat sauce and shredded cheese. Last layer of noodle, the rest of the meat sauce and some more shredded cheese. Sprinkle with

  • more parmesan cheese



Stick 5 toothpicks in the lasagna - one in each corner and one in the middle - about half way. Make a kind of a circus tent by placing foil on the toothpicks, which will hold the foil off the cheese. Stick your creation in the oven and bake for


30 minutes at 375

uncover, remove toothpicks, and bake for an additional


30 minutes at 375

Let it rest for 10 minutes before cutting.


Come'n'get it! Recipe freezes nicely prior to baking and can be cooked from frozen - give it more time covered with foil. Serve with Caesar Salad.