Recipe: Tasty "Mock" Lasagna

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"Mock" Lasagna. Mix in cream cheese and cottage cheese. Add salt and pepper to taste. Saute onions and green peppers until glossy and translucent.

"Mock" Lasagna Mock Lasagna takes skinny lasagna-like noodles called mafalde Sometimes, when I want the flavor of traditional lasagna but not all the work layering it all perfectly, I reach for my stash of mafalde noodles and get cooking. Mock Lasagna Casserole Recipe Mock lasagna is delicious because it is just SO simple. Mock lasagna is a dinner our whole family gets excited about. You can cook "Mock" Lasagna using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of "Mock" Lasagna

  1. Prepare 1 lb. of Medium shell pasta..
  2. Prepare 1 lb. of Ground beef..
  3. Prepare 1 lb. of Ground hot italian sausage..
  4. It's 32 oz of Ricotta cheese..
  5. Prepare 2 (8 oz.) packs of shredded cheese (i used 6 cheese italian).
  6. Prepare of Pasta Sauce (didn't measure, use as much to your liking).
  7. You need of Italian Seasoning.

Mock lasagna is delicious like lasagna, but is much simpler to make and is easy to make in large quantities. My mother-in-law came up with the recipe years ago when her six children were young. Now it's a tradition that her grandchildren are enjoying. Combine the ricotta,egg,salt,pepper,one tablespoon of parsley and the cooked sausage meat.

"Mock" Lasagna instructions

  1. In a skillet, cook ground beef and sausage until done, set aside..
  2. Cook pasta as directed on box..
  3. While cooking pasta, heat pasta sauce..
  4. When pasta is done, in a large pan (I used a foil pan), mix together pasta, meat mixture, and sauce..
  5. Add in Ricotta cheese and 1 1/2 bags shredded cheese and mix..
  6. Cover with more pasta sauce and remaining shredded cheese. Sprinkle with Italian Seasoning..
  7. Bake at 350°F for 40 minutes..
  8. Serve hot and enjoy!.

Add one pint of sauce and half of the grated Parmesan cheese to the mixture until all is incorporated. Mix the par-cooked pasta with the cheese mixture to coat well. Saute ground beef and onion; drain. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, onion and green pepper. Add tomato sauce and tomatoes and cook until thickened.