Lasagna was one of my all time favorite childhood meals. I had been holding off trying to make one by myself for some reason but the cravings finally got the better of me and I had to make one. A lasagna at its base is a dish that is made of layers of sheets of pasta with various fillings in between each layer. The more common lasagne often have layers of tomato sauce or meat sauce and layers of cheese. The cheese layers are often made from ricotta or a bechamel sauce but I had always had it made with cottage cheese so that is how I decided to go with mine. For the meat sauce I kept it simple and I added some ground beef to a simple marinara sauce. I also had some leftover Italian sausage in the freezer that needed finishing so I added those as well. I like using Italian in soups and sauces as they add a ton of flavour. With that I pretty much had everything. Because you have to make a meat sauce and a cheese mixture and cook the noodles and assemble the lasagna and then bake it, it takes a bit of effort and time and it is best suited for a weekend. Despite the effort that it takes it is well worth it! It is really hard to beat a baked pasta dish with a golden brown layer of melted cheese on top. Layers of a tasty tomato and meat sauce and layers of savoury melted gooey cheese make it even better. I served my lasagna with some garlic bread and a salad. One of the things that I like most about making lasagna is all of the leftovers. I have enough leftovers for lunches and dinners for the rest of the week and beyond. This will be a tasty week indeed.
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