Tuna lasagna
Tuna lasagna recipe in the pasta category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 (6 1/2 ounce) cans Star-Kist Tuna
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 (15 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried leaf oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried leaf basil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 (8 ounce) package lasagna noodles, cooked according to package directions
- 2 cups (16 ounces) small curd creamed cottage cheese or ricotta cheese
- 1 pound mozzarella cheese, thinly sliced
- 1 cup (4 ounces) grated Parmesan cheese
Recipe method:
- Drain 1 tablespoon of oil from tuna into medium saucepan. Add onion and garlic. Cook until tender.
- Add tomato sauce, tomato paste, sugar, oregano, basil and lemon juice. Simmer uncovered 45 minutes.
- Remove from heat. Stir in tuna. Spoon a small amount of sauce over bottom of a 13 x 9-inch baking dish or shallow 3-quart casserole.
- Add layers of one-third noodles, one-third sauce, half the cottage cheese and one-third mozzarella cheese.
- Repeat, ending with layers of noodles, sauce and mozzarella cheese. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over top.
- Bake at 350 degrees F 30 minutes. Let stand 10 minutes before serving.
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