Reviewed: Feb. 25, 2009

I have never made lasanga before and this was easy! And it tasted terrfic!! Won't every make it another way again!

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Reviewed: Feb. 18, 2009

I hadn't made lasagna from scratch since 8th grade, Home Economics class, at least 30 yrs ago, so I was ready for a challenge. But alas, one did not exist!! I used my leftover speghetti sauce, which I make from scratch, well semi homemade, canned stewed tomatoes, canned tomato sauce, ground beef/italian sausage (when I have the sausage on hand), italian flavorings, fresh garlic, etc....But I didn't have enough, so I just added more plain tomato sauce, water (not much, I like my sauce kinda thick)and flavorings and heated throughly. I don't remember mixing the cheeses in Home Ec's, but I want to follow recipes as they are written the first time, and tweak, if necessary, thereafter. I also remember boiling the lasagna before making our layers,back then, but again, i followed the recipe, as is. I just made sure, as one reviewer wrote, make sure pasta is covered with the sauce to ensure a nice "cooked" noodle. And it came out fabulous!!!!! Here's the kicker, while I was at our local grocery store purchasing the cheeses, they had a sale on Stoffer's Frozen Lasagna Dinner, serves 4 for $18.00. (I thought, well it may be more expensive for me to make it, but at least its FRESH and Homemade!!!) For those of you who may be thinking, $18.00 DOLLARS, thats a sale?, well when u live in Hawaii, we pay double for almost everything, and sometimes more than that. Too bad our pay isn't doubled, huh! SO yep, thats a sale. SUFFICE it to say, my family loved it, AS IS!! BTW, I bought regular l

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Reviewed: Feb. 16, 2009

Way too soupy..Probably need to cut down on the cottage cheese.

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nell

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Reviewed: Feb. 15, 2009

as a first time lasagna maker, this turned out quite well for me. i did make a few changes after reading other reviews: i only used the cottage cheese (24oz) instead of the ricotta, added some italian seasoning to the hamburger, and used a vegetable pasta sauce with mushrooms. i did run out of the meat mixture, but wouldn't change that too much. all in all, it turned out fantabulous! i did add about 1/4 cup of water to the edges to give it a bit more liquid to help the noodles along...it worked.

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Reviewed: Jan. 17, 2009

first time imade lasanga & family loved it. very easy to make

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sherry

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Home Town: Cadiz, Ohio, USA

Living In: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2009

Great recipe! I've tried this recipe twice...the first time I did it, it came out beautifully - so much so that my boyfriend ran away with half the pan...LOL (note: I didn't use mushrooms because I'm just not a fan). The second time I made it, I left out the mushrooms and the cottage cheese (based on another review I saw)...I didn't realize how much of a difference the cottage cheese would make, but it did...now I know how to tweak the recipe so that it will come out perfect everytime...don't disciminate against the cottage cheese!!! Thanks for such a good recipe!

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2009

I had absolutely no problems with this recipe. Easy to make, simple to follow.. no complaints. :) Family L-O-V-E-D it. What is also great: you can add a few thing here or there without compromising the whole thing!

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Melissa R.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: White Lake, Michigan, USA

Living In: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

I followed the suggestions to keep the cheeses separate and to add an extra cup of spaghetti sauce.

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2008

awesome

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cristiano

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Reviewed: Oct. 15, 2008

I made this type of lasagna before and loved it. I guess this isn't the same recipe. It was ok, it seemed like it was missing something, just not sure what. I think I'll try to find the other recipe I saw in the past.

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Reviewed: Oct. 7, 2008

Very good! There was a little too much cheese mixture, and I used less than called for in the recipe. Overall a great and easy recipe for lasagna.

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Megan

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2008

This was very easy to make a and tasted great! I will be making this on the regular. The only thing is that I had to add about half a lb more of meat and half a jar more of sauce. Also, I just boiled my lasagna noodles for five mins while the meat was cooking. Other then that it was wonderful!

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michelle

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Living In: Eatontown, New Jersey, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 23, 2008

Flavor is good but the ingredient amounts seem way off. Not nearly enough red sauce (I used a 45 oz jar and was still short). Not enough mozzerella. Would have liked to make 3 layers instead of 2 but ran out of sauce and mozzerela. Since I only had 2 layers, I had a lot of cheese mix and noodles left over.

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sid bakay

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Reviewed: Jun. 6, 2008

This was a pretty good basic recipe. I used 2 packages of ground sweet Italian sausage and omitted the mushrooms. I also used 2 jars of pasta sauce. While cooking the meat, I used chopped garlic and onion with some different spices. There wasn't enough kick to it so next time I will probably use one package of the hot Italian sausage and one package of the sweet. I will probably use two pints of ricotta next time instead of using the cottage cheese (It made the dish way to runny).

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Tracy L.

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Reviewed: Jun. 1, 2008

This tasted AMAZING and it was SO EASY! This was my first time making it and one response I got was "this is the best lasagne I've ever had!" Definitely a "safe" one to make for the first time when having company. I added silverbeet (it's like spinach) with the cheese mixture and it was awesome. I also used LASAGNA PASTA.... (they weren't sheets).. and it came out perfectly. Definitely a keeper! [:

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Mrs. Newlywed

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Nokomis, Florida, USA

Living In: Tauranga, Bay Of Plenty, New Zealand

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2008

Excellent basic recipe. Added hot Italian sausage and sharp cheddar cheese, more meat and 2 jars of sauce. I also boiled the noodles, used regular ground beef and seasoned meat with Italian Seasoning, parsley, garlic, oregano, Lawry's and Accent. Very delicious!

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judiesdream

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Reviewed: Mar. 26, 2008

This was my first time making lasagna ever. I'm not the cooking type of girl, but my boyfriend is all about the being cooked for so I am trying out new things. Anyways, we loved the recipe. It's such a great thing when you see them take the first bite and you get a mmmmmmmmmmm out of it. I do think it was a little too runny, but it settled. Also, when I putting the onions and mushrooms in I added some basil, rosemary, salt, pepper, and some sugar. Just a pinch. It was great. Thank you.

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Living In: Rolla, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2008

The regular lasagne noodles didn't cook well without boiling. I added more liquid to the dish and they did cook most of the way but tasted somewhat starching. Otherwise tasty.

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Reviewed: Mar. 17, 2008

I apologize for not sending a comment much earlier. Two years ago, I made this recipe for a church conference for 11th and 12th graders. I only made two servings per person. Some were asking for third servings; next time I will double the recipe. I served this delicious lasagna with spinach-strawberry salad. Even the student who did not like spinach asked for a second helping. By the way, that was my first lasagna, and it remains at the top of my list for GREAT lasagnas.

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