October 22, 2009
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Freezer Cooking: Lasagna
Lazy Day Lasagna
(Makes a 9X13 pan or 2 – 8X8)
- Cottage cheese – 12 oz.
- Shredded Mozzarella Cheese – 2 cups
- Eggs – 2
- Parsley (chopped) – 1/3 cup
- Onion powder – 1t.
- Basil – ½ t.
- Pepper – 1/8 t.
- Spaghetti Sauce (homemade or not) – 32 oz.
- Cooked ground beef – ¾ cup
- Lasagna noodles, uncooked – 9
- Water – ¾ cup
Multiply the ingredients by however many you want to make. I usually make six at a time.
In a large bowl, mix cottage cheese, mozzarella cheese, eggs, parsley, onion powder, basil and pepper until well blended. Set aside. In a medium bowl, mix together spaghetti sauce and cooked ground beef.
In baking dish, spread ¾ cup meat sauce on the bottom. Layer 3 uncooked noodles on tip of the meat sauce. Next spread ½ of cheese mixture and 1 ½ cup meat sauce. Layer 3 more uncooked noodles on top of the meat sauce. Spread with remaining cheese mixture. Top with remaining 3 noodles and remaining sauce. Pour water around the outside edges. Cover the top of the lasagna with wax paper and then the foil. Freeze.
When you are ready to serve, remove from freezer and thaw at least overnight in the fridge. Bake covered at 375 degrees (remove wax paper before placing in oven) for 45 minutes. Uncover and bake an additional 15 minutes. Let stand for 10 minutes. Serve with grated Parmesan cheese, if desired.
To bake from the frozen stage, add 30 minutes to the total baking time.
This post is linked to the Ultimate Recipe Swap at Life As Mom and Works For Me Wednesday at We Are THAT Family.
Comments (5)
What a great idea... I am going to try this!!! How long will these survive in the freezer??
@Tara - I'm not sure how long they will survive in the freezer. I date them and always use the oldest lasagna first. I have a family of six. So, they don't stay in my freezer more than a few weeks. I bet you can find the answer at http://www.30daygourmet.com.
Thanks for the post. I'll have to check these sites out when I am planning menus.
I love freezer cooking! Iv'e actually hosted assembling these freezer meals as baby shower presents for a new Mom and given her the food and the written recipes. It was a huge hit!
This sounds like my lasagna recipe! But I cheat and use wide dumpling noodles (or Mafalda if they're available) instead of lasagna noodles. I just add them in with the sauce and meat. Thanks for sharing! I wish I had more freezer space!
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