Mom’s Lasagna
[Мамина лазанья]

Mom's Lasagna is my mom's take on regular lasagna, it features veal, a tomato sauce, a creamy Cottage cheese filling, all with golden cheese.

Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]

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Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]
Mom's Lasagna is my mom's take on regular lasagna, it features veal, a tomato sauce, a creamy Cottage cheese filling, all with golden cheese.
Recipe dedicated to:My friend, artist and vlogger Jen alias Petite Yun (IG@petite.yun YT@yun.ni.), My mom Svetlana Guzeeva
5 from 1 vote
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Italian
Prep: 30 minutes
Cook: 40 minutes
Rest: 15 minutes
Total: 1 hour 25 minutes

Ingredients

The Meat Sauce

The Cottage

  • 500 g Cottage cheese 4%
  • 2 Tbsp. fresh dill chopped or dried
  • 1 egg beaten
  • ¼ tsp. salt or to taste

The Lasagna

  • 9 Lasagna noodles uncooked
  • 2 Tbsp. ketchup
  • 300 g Bergeron or Mozzarella cheese shredded middle
  • 200 g Bergeron or Mozzarella cheese shredded topping
9 servings

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Instructions
 

The Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add salt and the 9 Lasagna noodles and cook until al dente according to package directions. Drain, rinse under cold water, and set aside. While noodles are cooking, prepare the meat sauce and cheese mixture.
  2. Grate 300 g Bergeron or Mozzarella cheese+ 200 g Bergeron or Mozzarella cheese.
  3. Dice 1 sweet onion.
  4. Mice 2 garlic cloves.

The Meat Sauce

  1. In a large skillet or Dutch oven, add the diced 1 sweet onion until they are translucent for 5 minutes over medium-high heat. Be careful to not burn them.
  2. Proceed to add the minced 2 garlic cloves for 30 seconds and then add the 450 g ground veal and stir until no pink remain, usually around 5-6 minutes.
  3. Stir in the 770 ml Marinara Sauce, ½ tsp. salt, and ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper. Adjust to taste. Simmer uncovered over medium heat for at least 5 minutes, or until slightly thickened. Taste and season with additional salt if desired.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]

The Cottage

  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the 500 g Cottage cheese, chopped 2 Tbsp. fresh dill, beaten 1 egg, and ¼ tsp. salt. Mix well.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]

The Layers (L)

  1. L1 : Spread 2 Tbsp. ketchup in the bottom of a 9×13 inch baking dish.
    L2 : Arrange 3 cooked lasagna noodles over the sauce.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]
  2. L3 : Spread half of the meat sauce mixture evenly over the noodles.
    L4 : Spread 300 g Bergeron or Mozzarella cheese evenly.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]
  3. L5 : Arrange 3 cooked lasagna noodles over the sauce.
    L6 : Spread the Cottage cheese mixture.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]
  4. L7 : Arrange 3 cooked lasagna noodles over the sauce.
    L8 : Spread the remaining half of the meat sauce mixture evenly over the noodles.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]
  5. L9 : Spread the remaining 200 g Bergeron or Mozzarella cheese evenly.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]

The Baking

  1. Cover the lasagna tightly with aluminum foil or cover. Bake in the preheated oven for 40 minutes.
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]

The Serving

  1. Remove the lasagna from the oven and let it rest for at least 15 minutes before cutting and serving. This allows the lasagna to set and helps it hold its shape when cut. Serve and enjoy my Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья].
    Mom's Lasagna [Мамина лазанья]

Nutrition

Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 441 kcal (22%) | Carbohydrates: 32 g (11%) | Protein: 33 g (66%) | Fat: 19 g (29%) | Sodium: 1224 mg (53%) | Fiber: 2 g (8%) | Sugar: 8 g (9%)

Elasdenis.com is written and produced for informational purposes only. While I do my best to provide nutritional information as a general guideline to our readers, I am not a certified nutritionists, and the values provided should be considered estimates. Factors such as brands purchased, natural variations in fresh ingredients, etc. will change the nutritional information in any recipe. Various online calculators also provide different results, depending on their sources. To obtain accurate nutritional information for a recipe, use your preferred nutrition calculator to determine nutritional information with the actual ingredients and quantities used.

My own adaption of

Original recipe from my mother Svetlana Guzeeva

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