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1 pound ground beef
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 14 1/2-oz. can tomatoes, cut up
1 6-oz. can tomato paste
1/3 cup water
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves,
crushed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 8-oz. package cream cheese, cubed
1/4 cup milk
8 oz. lasagna noodles, cooked,
drained
2 6-oz. packages Mozzarella Cheese Slices
1/2 cup (2 oz.) Grated Parmesan Cheese
Brown meat in large skillet; drain. Add onions; cook until tender. Stir in tomatoes, tomato paste, water, garlic and seasonings. Cover; simmer 30 minutes. Combine cream cheese and milk in saucepan; stir over low heat until smooth. In 13 x 9-inch baking pan, layer half of noodles, meat mixture, cream cheese mixture, mozzarella and parmesan cheese; repeat layers. Bake at 350˚, 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
Notes:
Used 1/2 pound ground beef and 1/2 pound ground breakfast bulk sausage. Almost 1 cup of chopped onion and I cooked it until a little brown in a non-stick pan before adding it to the ground meat. Also cooked the garlic with the onion for just a minute or two before adding to meat. Used 1 whole garlic head (One clove! That is a joke right?) Used 28 oz. jar of crushed tomatoes and also a jar of my homemade Italian Sauce. So I recommend more sauce than the recipe calls for for sure!