Lasagna day!!!

Today I will be sharing how I make a quick and easy lasagna on my youtube channel. This lasagna is so good you won't believe how easy it is to put it all together. I made this lasagna for our wedding and it was completely gone while a lot of the catered food remained! I am so excited to share how I make this with all of you and my friends and family (and hopefully I won't have to make it for them and they can make their own!)

For this recipe you will need.....

1lb ground beef
1lb sausage (I use the Jimmy Dean Italian Style)
garlic powder
italian seasoning
salt and pepper to taste
2 jars of your favorite spaghetti sauce
large container of cottage cheese (large or small curd you decide)
4 cups shredded mozzarella cheese
lasagna noodles (I prefer the ones that you boil not the ready to bake but you do you)

It's pretty simple... Brown the hamburger and sausage in a skillet. I season my meat while it is cooking with the garlic powder, italian seasoning, salt and pepper. Once you have the meat browned you can either drain it or leave it as it is. You want to add the spaghetti sauce right to the meat. Now at this point you have some decisions to make... How much time do you have? If you have the time let the sauce simmer with the meat to really meld all the flavors together. If you don't have to time don't worry it will still be great!!!

Prep work for the building of the lasagna.....

Get your lasagna pan (13x9in is what I use)
Boil your lasagna noodles (for quick lasagna start the noodles boiling before you start browning your meat)
In a large bowl combine the shredded mozzarella and cottage cheese (save about a cup to a cup and a half of the shredded mozzarella)

You will start layering the lasagna in a 13in x 9in baking dish/pan whatever you want to call it.... Start with the sauce... just a thin layer don't get carried away.... this first sauce layer is just to make it easier to get out of the pan. Then a layer of noodles... (we will talk about your noodles in a minute). Next add another layer of your sauce. Add a layer of the cheese mixture. (don't be afraid to get your hands right in there and get that cheese mixture evenly spread!). Follow this by noodles, sauce, chesse, noodles, sauce cheese. The last step should be adding the shredded mozzarella you saved to the top.
you want to bake this for about 30-40 minutes until the cheese on top is melted and starting to get golden brown. Let this cool for about 10-15minutes and serve!!!

Okay about the noodles.... If you are wanting this lasagna done quickly then start boiling the noodles before you start to brown the meat. But if you have time and you want to let the meat and sauce simmer together for a while then start your noodles after the sauce and meat is combined. If you want to use the ready to bake noodles then go for it! I personally have never used them but I am sure that it would make this recipe even quicker!!!

I hope you enjoy this recipe and I will be adding the link to the video once it is made edited and uploaded!!!

Here is the YouTube video