literary criticism
sean f. and i made this (again) and decided on the following:
- don’t put quite so many noodles in it. or at least space them out with a bit more other stuff
- consider using a bit more red sauce.
- consider only using two layers of sauce, two layers of noodles and one layer of cream cheese/sour cream mixture
LIT. CRIT. LASAGNE (Basic recipe for four)
1 lb. ground beef |
egg noodles or lasagne (Ronzoni) |
1 med. onion chopped |
1 cup cottage cheese |
1 15 oz. can tomato sauce |
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese, softened |
1 t sugar |
1/4 cup sour cream |
3/4 t salt (scant) |
1/3 cup sliced green scallions |
1/4 t garlic salt |
1/4 cup chopped green pepper |
1/4 t pepper |
grated Parmesan cheese |
Brown beef with chopped onion, stir in tomato sauce & spices. Remove from heat (actually, I let it simmer a bit before taking it off). Combine cottage cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, scallions and peppers.
Spread cooked noodles or lasagne on bottom of pan, put on a layer of meat sauce, then a layer of cheese mixture. Add remaining noodles, then cover them with rest of meat sauce. Sprinkle with Parmesan.
Bake at 350° for 30 minutes.*
*Actually, since I made a triple recipe for our group of 11, I had more than one layer of sauce/cream mixture by the time I got it all in the pan; and I cooked it in the morning for an hour. Then, after the group gathered, it cooked further, at 300°, for about 30 minutes, then I turned it down very low (about 200) for about 15 minutes. The beauty of the thing is that it is very durable through these various stops/starts, and can be made well in advance and re-heated. In fact, I think it improves with re-heating. And of course, any left over can be frozen, and it's good the next time, too.