Homemade Sourdough Lasagna: A Recipe from the Farm
Fresh pasta, three cheeses, seasoned ground beef, and pasta sauce makes for a delicious main meal. This Fancy Farm Food is the perfect dish for a special occasion or a hearty supper.
Ingredients
- 10 lasagna noodles homemade or store bought sourdough pasta recipe linked above
- 1 lb ground beef
- 3-4 cloves garlic minced
- Salt and Pepper
- 3-4 leaves basil – 1 tsp dried
- 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese shredded
- 1 cup 4% milkfat cottage cheese
- Your favorite pasta sauce*
Instructions
Instructions:
If you are using homemade noodles:
- First make the sourdough discard noodle dough. Wrap it in plastic wrap and let the dough rest it in the fridge while chilling for at least 2 hours.
- After your noodles have chilled take them out of the fridge, cut the dough ball in half and roll them out separately with a rolling pin or pasta machine. Roll them on a clean work surface. You want them to be nice and thin. You’ll have two pasta sheets.
- When the pasta has been rolled out take and cut pasta into 3” x11” pieces, using a sharp knife, bench scraper or pizza cutter. You will have a few leftover but you need 10 for this lasagna.
Boiling the Noodles:
- In a large saucepan bring water, a drizzle of olive oil and a dash of salt to a boil. Add the noodles to the boiling water and cook for 3-4 minutes until al dente, stirring occasionally and gently.
- Drain the water and set aside.
Preparing the ground beef:
- In a cast iron skillet or frying pan, fry the hamburger, basil, salt and pepper. Fry it until there is no more pink meat and it is done. Drain any grease off the hamburger and discard.
- Set the hamburger aside.
The Sauce:
- We use homemade pasta sauce made with Mrs. Wages Pasta sauce seasoning packet. You can do this or you could just use your favorite pasta sauce.
Assembling the lasagna:
- Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. To assemble the lasagna first take a greased 9”x13” pan and layer three lasagna noodles across the bottom of the pan in a single layer.
- Next, take half of the ground beef and layer that on top of the noodles. Then, add about a third of the pasta sauce on top of that followed by half of the cottage cheese and parmesan cheese.
- Then, add another layer of noodles on top of that and repeat with this layer what you did on the first layer. Top with the last three lasagna noodles and the rest of the pasta sauce.
Baking the Lasagna:
- Place the lasagna in the preheated oven and bake for 30 minutes. After the 30 minutes add the mozzarella cheese on top and bake for another 15 minutes.
- Remove the lasagna from the oven and let sit for at least 15 minutes before cutting and serving. Enjoy!
Notes
*We like to use Mrs. Wages Sauce Packet and make our own sauce from frozen garden tomatoes. You can also use store bought tomatoes to make the sauce if you want or your favorite pasta sauce.
Store leftovers in an airtight container. Makes great leftovers. You can also freeze this lasagna.