Christmas Eve Lasagna

Name: Christmas Eve Lasagna
Total time: 1 h 35 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil; ¾ pound (340 g) ground beef round (85/15); ½ pound (225 g) hot Italian pork sausage; ½ cup (65 g) finely chopped sweet onion (from 1 small onion); ½ cup (65 g) finely chopped sweet onion (from 1 small onion); ½ cup (75 g) finely chopped red bell pepper (from 1 small pepper); ½ cup (75 g) finely chopped red bell pepper (from 1 small pepper); 2 tablespoons minced garlic (from 6 medium cloves); 2 tablespoons minced garlic (from 6 medium cloves); ¼ cup (60 g) tomato paste (from one 6-ounce / 170-g can); 1 (28-ounce / 794-g) can crushed tomatoes; 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning; 1¾ teaspoons kosher salt; ¾ teaspoon granulated sugar; ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; ½ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 9 lasagna noodles (from one 16-ounce / 453-g package); 18 (¾-ounce / 21-g) slices low-moisture part-skim mozzarella, or 6 cups (660 g) shredded; 1 (16-ounce / 453-g) container whole milk small curd cottage cheese; 1 (16-ounce / 453-g) container whole milk small curd cottage cheese; ½ cup (2 ounces / 55 g) freshly grated Parmesan cheese; Cooking spray

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

My Southern Kitchen

By Ivy Odom

Published 2025

About

If you find the whole idea of cottage cheese in your lasagna a little too nontraditional, ricotta will work in its place. But do me a favor and try it just once with cottage cheese. You might be surprised by how much you like it!

Ingredients

2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
¾ pound (340 g) ground beef roun

Americas
United States
Pasta
South America
Christmas

Method

In a 5-quart (4.7-L) Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and sausage and cook, stirring to crumble, until meat starts to brown but some pink still remains, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper to meat and cook, continuing to stir and crumble meat, until vegetables are soft and meat is fully browned, about 4 more minutes. Add garlic and cook,