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I came across a video on social media made by Kristen’s Friends and since I enjoy making and cooking different things, I decided to make it. I always use recipes as a guide and put my own spin on them. I like to think of cooking as an art and make my own creations. I try to adjust the recipes around the ingredients that I have on hand so I don’t have to make special trips to the grocery store. For this recipe I used my homemade tomato sauce with herbs and mixed it with a can of tomato paste to thicken it and added in a few more spices. I also made my own cheese mixture consisting of cream and cottage cheeses, instead of using ricotta cheese, for the cheese inside the loaf. Overall, I was very pleased with how this recipe turned out! It was very good!
I do think that, next time I make this recipe, I will add another layer of pasta sauce on the noodles. Even though this recipe is very good, it was a bit dry in the center and needed more sauce in there. I served it to my Family along with my homemade rolls.
Give this recipe a try, you won’t be sorry! If you don’t like venison, just replace it with another pound of ground beef or pork, if you would prefer a different meat mixture. Add your own spin to it.
My Family enjoyed this and I hope yours does too!
Meat loaf Lasagna
Old Folks Adventures : www.oldfolksadventures.com
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1.5 pound Lasagna Noodles
- 1 tsp Pink Salt you can use regular salt if preferred
- 1 pound Beef
- 1 pound venison
- 3 cups tomato sauce I used my homemade sauce with herbs. You can use store bought pasta sauce, if you prefer and omit the tomato paste
- 1 6oz can tomato paste
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp granulated garlic
- 2 Tbsp Italian Seasoning to taste 1 for meat and 1 for sauce or per taste
- 2 eggs
- 4 oz cream cheese for cheese blend on noodles, instead of ricotta cheese
- 2 cup cottage Cheese for cheese blend on noodles, instead of ricotta cheese
- 2 cups mozzarella cheese 1 cup inside roll and 1 cup on top
- 1/2 cup parmesan cheese 1/4 cup inside roll and 1/4 cup on top
- 2 Tbsp parsley mix with parmesan cheese
Instructions
- Cook noodles per box instructions
- mixing the beef and venison in mixing bowl
- add all Seasoning; tsp of salt 1/2 tsp ground black pepper, tsp granulated garlic, Tbs Italian seasoningmix seasonings into the meat mixture
- add two eggs to the meat mixture
- mix well by hand
- flatten meat on parchment paper and shape into a rectangle
- spread a thin layer of pasta sauce over the meat mixtureI made my own pasta sauce
- lay one layer of cooked noodles over the meats (five or as needed)
- add layer of cottage and cream cheese blend or ricotta cheeseI blended 4 ounces of cream cheese, 1 1/2 to 2 cups of cottage cheese and 1 egg for my cheese blend. you can also add some parmesan cheese in, if you like.
- spread out 1 cup mozzarella cheese or however much you want
- spread 1/4 cup of parmesan cheese mixed with parsley over the mozzarella
- add another layer of noodles
- roll into a log
- place on baking sheet lined with parchment paper
- spread tomato sauce over log
- put in a preheated oven at 375 degrees F bake for approximately 1 hour or until cheese is bubbly and slightly browned
- after 30 minutes of cook time, remove from oven
- add a layer of mozzarella cheese, about 1 cup or as much as you want
- sprinkle about 1/4 cup of the parmesan cheese mixed with parsley over the mozzarella layer
- place back in oven for 25 to 30 minutes
- remove from oven
- let it rest for around 10 or so minutes
- cut and serve
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