How to Make Lasagna with Red Wine

Imagine that you are going to have company over for a special dinner. You want your entrée to be tasty, impressive, and not too difficult to make. This "really good lasagna" will work eeeeeeeeep!

[Edit]Ingredients

• 1-1/2 lb. fresh ground chuck
• 1 medium onion, chopped
• 2 Tbs. butter
• 1/2 Tbsp. minced garlic
• Dried chervil, parsley, basil
• Worcestershire sauce
• A-1 sauce
• Red wine
• 2 eggs
• 1 small curd cottage cheese
• 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
• 8 oz. shredded Parmesan/Romano cheese
• 16 oz. shredded Mozzarella cheese
• 8 oz. shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
• 1 jar Classico Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce
• 1 pkg. no-boil lasagna noodles

[Edit]Steps

[Edit]Making the Sauce for Your Lasagna

1. Dice one medium onion. Sauté in . butter, along with . minced garlic. Remove from pan.
   
   
2. Fry 1-1/2 Lbs. ground chuck on high heat. Break up meat with a masher. Drain in colander using the same masher to squeeze out any fat. Return meat to pan and add onion/garlic. Stir.
   
   
3. Into this mixture add a palm full each of dried parsley, chervil and basil. Stir.
   
   
4. Now add Worcestershire sauce and A-1 sauce, along with about 1/2 cup of red wine. Stir thoroughly.
   
   
5. Combine meat mixture with 1 jar of Classico Tomato and Basil Pasta Sauce. Swish the jar with about 1/2 cup water. Put watery mixture into pot. Simmer on very low heat.
   
   
6. While the sauce simmers, complete the following:
   
   
   • Mix together: 1 - 1# container of small curd cottage cheese, 2 eggs, 1 cup Parmesan cheese, and a palm full of dried parsley.
   • Have ready 1 box of lasagna noodles (no-boil), 2 - 8 oz. packages shredded Mozzarella cheese, 1 - 8 oz. package of shredded Parmesan/Romano cheese, and 1 - 8 oz. package shredded sharp Cheddar cheese.

[Edit]Build Your Lasagna

1. Start by spreading 1 cup of sauce on the bottom of a 9 x 12 cake pan.
   
   
2. Next add a layer of lasagna noodles and 1/3 of the sauce.
   
   
3. Now spread 1/3 of the cottage cheese mixture, followed by 1/3 of the white cheeses.
   
   
4. Continue building until you run out of supplies. Top the lasagna off with the remaining cheeses, including the 8 oz. of cheddar cheese.
   
   
5. Bake at 350 degrees for about an hour.
   
6. Finished.
   
   

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[Edit]Tips

• Lasagna can be made a day before the event. Keep refrigerated.
• It is easier to make this recipe if you use no-boil lasagna noodles.
• After baking to your satisfaction, let the lasagna "sit" for at least 15 minutes.
• Serve the lasagna with a crisp green salad and garlic bread.
• Some people like to use sausage as part of the meat in their lasagna recipe.

[Edit]Warnings

• Always advisable to gather all your ingredients before you begin your cooking.
• A lasagna pan may spill over onto your oven. To prevent burning or smoking up your oven, place a cookie sheet under the cake pan.

[Edit]Things You'll Need

• Large frying pan
• Colander
• Large bowl
• 2 Small bowls
• 9 x 12 Cake pan
• Wooden spoon
• Masher

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