Zesty Baked Lasagne - (American Beauty) is a recipe for a lasagna dish that includes a zesty tomato sauce. The recipe can be found in the cookbook, "American Beauty."
MEAT SAUCE1 lb Ground beef1 tb Olive oil36 oz Spaghetti sauceSalt
Season to taste withsalt and pepper.
Stir in pasta sauce; cover and simmer for 15 minutes.
Stir occasionally.
Cheese filling: Mix together the cottage cheese, parsley and mozzarellacheese.
Cook pasta in 6 quarts of water for 10 minutes.
Do not over cook.
Lightly grease a large baking dish and spoon in enough sauce-meat mixtureto cover the bottom.
Layer with lasagne.
Spread part of the cheese fillingover pasta.
Repeat until lasagne is gone, ending with sauce mix.
Sprinklewith parmesan cheese if desired.
Bake at 350 deg f for 30 minutes.
Letstand for 5 to 10 minutes.
Cut into 3 inch squares.
NOTE: lasagne can be made the day before.
Refrigerate.
Let stand for onehour at room temperature before baking at 350 deg f for 1 hour.