| Almost everyone I know likes lasagna. I | | | | preparation and family pleasing taste. |
| think it is a popular food item for several | | | | |
| reasons. Most folks like pasta in general; | | | | Prep time for lasagna is short, and once |
| and when you add ground beef and a tomato or | | | | you've made one or two, you won't even need |
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| for many families today. | | | | machine or by hand. Many cooks today prefer |
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| The main reason I like serving lasagna is the | | | | ingredients however. |
| fact that it's a crowd pleaser. And for | | | | |
| someone who likes to try to "keep it simple," | | | | You'll need about a pound of ground chuck and |
| this is a dish that can be totally prepared | | | | a quarter pound of Italian sausage; six |
| ahead of time - even the night before - and | | | | uncooked lasagna noodles; tomato sauce; |
| then simply removed from the refrigerator and | | | | Alfredo sauce; cottage cheese; grated |
| baked! Add a salad and bread sticks to | | | | Mozzarella cheese and some Italian spices. |
| lasagna and you have a "may I have more, | | | | In a large rectangular glass dish, spread a |
| please?" meal fit for a king! You can always | | | | small amount of tomato sauce and then place |
| choose to add special ingredients to your | | | | three of the noodles in the dish. On top of |
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| personalized. Substitute turkey or ground | | | | cottage cheese and shredded cheese, Alfredo |
| veal for the meat or use a combination of | | | | sauce and tomato sauce. Repeat with the |
| meats for a surprisingly tasty dish. | | | | remaining noodles, ending with shredded |
| | | | cheese on top. Cover with foil and bake at |
| As far as preparing the lasagna, there are | | | | 350 degrees until the noodles are soft, about |
| many good recipes out there. As well, there | | | | 30 to 45 minutes, depending on your oven. |
| are several companies that sell "ready-made" | | | | For the last 5 or 10 minutes, remove the foil |
| lasagna and you can find them in the frozen | | | | so the cheese can brown slightly. Remove the |
| food section of your supermarket. The family | | | | dish from the oven and let it set for at |
| size packages usually cost under $10, and | | | | least 10 minutes before serving. Get ready |
| although they're not as scrumptious as one | | | | for a real lasagna taste fest. |
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