Lasagna (gluten-free)

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Very few recipes are as much of a treat as lasagna. We rarely make it, but when we do everyone’s thrilled.

Here’s our recipe for a 9×13 lasagna:

Sauce:

1 lb. lean ground beef

½ cup chopped onion

6 cloves of garlic, minced

3-5 cups coarsely chopped tomatoes (or 3 cups of frozen or canned tomato)

½ – 1 t oregano

½ – 1 t basil

½ – 1 t salt

¼ t pepper

1. Brown beef, onions, and garlic.

2. Add tomatoes and spices and simmer until the tomatoes are soft.

3. (Optional: if the sauce is very runny, add 1T of cornstarch mixed with ¼ cup of water, and cook until the sauce looks glossy.)

Using up our last garden tomatoes, some not quite ripe.

Cheese Mixture:

½ lb. tofu (silken works best)

1 cup cottage cheese

¼ cup parmesan cheese

2 eggs

1. Mix well with a whisk.

2. Refrigerate.

Cheese mixture

Assemble lasagna:

1.  Spread ½ cup of sauce on the bottom of a 9×13 pan.

2.  Arrange 3 cooked or oven-ready lasagna noodles (we use gluten-free oven-ready noodles) on the sauce.

3.  Spread 1/3 of the cheese mixture over the noodles.

4.  Spread 1/3 of the remaining sauce onto the cheeses.

5.  Add another three noodles.

6.  Spread ½ of the remaining cheese mixture over the noodles.

7.  Spread ½ of the remaining sauce onto the cheeses.

8.  Add another three noodles.

9.  Spread all of the remaining cheese mixture onto the noodles, covering them well.

10.  Spread all of the remaining sauce onto the cheeses, ensuring the noodles are completely covered.

11.  Sprinkle on 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.

Bake lasagna:

1.  Cover the lasagna with foil.

2.  Bake at 350F for 30 minutes, then uncover and bake for another 15 minutes or until bubbling. (Or follow the directions on your package of noodles.)

3.  Let stand 10 minutes before serving.

We have often added spinach– and occasionally even grated carrots with broccoli–between the cheeses and the sauce, but the children prefer a more traditional lasagna with their vegetables on the side.

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