Today's Recipe: 3 Jarred Sauce Lasagna

Happy Friday!!!  I love lasagna, who doesn't???  It is the ultimate comfort food.  This recipe is slightly different than the classic lasagna recipe.  There is no cottage cheese or ricotta cheese.  My step-brother hates both.  He loved this lasagna.  It is so good and creamy.  The recipe calls for pesto at the end but I don't use it.  In my humble opinion, it doesn't need it.  If you try it with the pesto, use homemade or the one in the refrige section of the grocery store.  oh - let me know if you like it with the pesto.  I would love to hear from you!
Have a wonderful weekend!

3 Jarred Sauce Lasagna

Layers of tomato sauce, Italian sausage, ground beef, cream cheese, alfredo 3 cheeses and topped with basil pesto. Vote in the Saucy Recipe contest!


Ingredients

lasagna noodles cooked to al dente and cooled

1 lb. ground beef

1/2 pound ground Italian sausage

1 teaspoon dried basil

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon garlic powder

salt and pepper

1 (24oz.) jar pasta sauce (my family likes Bertolli Vineyard with Merlot)

1 (28oz.) can diced tomatoes (we like it chunky if you don't use 3/4 can of tomato sauce and

1 (14 oz.) can tomato sauce

1 1/4 cups jarred Alfredo sauce (about 1/2 15oz. jar)

8 ounces cream cheese softened

1 egg

12 slices provolone cheese

16 oz. bag shredded mozzarella cheese (about 4 cups)

1 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 (8 oz.) jar basil pesto to top it with OPTIONAL.  I don't use this b/c it is very good w/o it






Instructions
Brown ground beef and Italian sausage.

Add 3/4teaspoon dried basil , 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano, 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder (you may want to use more if you like) salt and pepper.

Cook for 3 minutes.

Add tomato pasta sauce, tomatoes and tomato sauce, simmer for 30 minutes.

Mix cream cheese and alfredo sauce with 1/4 teaspoon dried basil, 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano and 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder until smooth ( I put mine in the microwave until it's creamy about 30 sec.)

Add egg and mix well.

Layer lasagna; tomato sauce, pasta (over lap noodles for a prettier lasagna when you cut it)

alfredo sauce and cheeses then repeat until all pasta is used ending up with alfredo sauce (save some cheese to top it with later, all 3 kinds!!!

Cover with foil and bake at 350 for 45 minutes.

Uncover and top with cheese, return to oven for 10 more minutes until cheese is melted.

Let sit for 15 minutes then cut. Optional: top with basil pesto.