Pasta
All homemade ingredients,with fresh lasagna noodles, which can be homemade or bought fresh from the store if necessary, with cottage cheese, homemade sauce and homemade Italian sausage
This lasagna recipe uses all homemade ingredients including fresh lasagna noodles, homemade sauce, and homemade Italian sausage for an authentic Italian experience.
In a Dutch oven, sauté mushrooms in 1-tbsp oil on medium to medium-high heat until very wilted
Add another tbsp of oil and add remaining vegetables; cook until wilted
Remove to a bowl and set aside
Add sausage to pot and break up sausage; cook until browned
Return vegetables back to pot
Add tomatoes and herbs
Simmer on low for 1 hour
Preheat oven to 375°F
Mix egg and garlic into strained cottage cheese; set aside
Drizzle some sauce into the bottom of 13x9x2” lasagna pan
Lay a single layer of noodles over sauce
Spread 1/3 of the cottage cheese next
Cover with 1/3 of the mozzarella cheese
Spread sauce over the cheese
Place another layer of noodles over sauce and repeat layerings
Finish with noodles and sauce on top
Cover with generous helping of grated Romano or Parmesan cheese
Cover with foil and bake 45 minutes
Remove foil and bake another 15 minutes
Let cool 15 minutes before cutting