Gluten Free Classic Meat Lasagna
 
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Go ahead and drool over this traditional Gluten Free Classic Meat Lasagna made with from scratch pasta sauce. The flavors will have you dancing!
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Recipe type: Main
Serves: 12-16 servings
Ingredients
  • For the sauce:
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 small carrots, diced
  • 1 red bell pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 4 oz. button mushrooms, sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1½ lbs. lean ground beef
  • salt and pepper for seasoning
  • 2 cans diced tomatoes (15 oz. each)
  • 1 small can tomato paste (6 oz.)
  • 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
  • ⅓ cup coconut sugar
  • ½ teaspoon ground mustard
  • 2 teaspoons Italian seasoning
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ¾-1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼-1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • For cottage cheese mixture:
  • 2 cups cottage cheese
  • ⅓ cup parmesan cheese
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
  • ½ teaspoon dried basil
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper
  • For the layers:
  • 12 gluten free lasagna noodles
  • 1 cup shredded havarti cheese
  • 1½ cups Italian blend cheese
  • Parmesan cheese for sprinkling
Directions
  1. Begin making sauce by prepping veggies. Dice onion, peel and chop carrots into small pieces, remove seeds from bell pepper and chop, slice mushrooms, and mince garlic.
  2. Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Once pan is hot enough that a drop of water sizzles, reduce heat just below medium and add carrots and onions, seasoning lightly with salt and pepper, and cook for 4 minutes. Add bell pepper, seasoning lightly again, and cook for 3 minutes more. Add mushrooms, seasoning once more, and cook for another 3 minutes. Stir occasionally while cooking veggies to avoid burning. Add ground beef and garlic. Season with another few shakes of salt and pepper and cook until beef is no longer pink.
  3. Add remaining ingredients for the sauce and stir. Bring to a simmer and cook for 6-8 minutes until sauce is slightly reduced and veggies are tender.
  4. In a large pot, bring salted water to a boil and cook noodles according to package directions, minus 2 minutes to account for cooking time in the oven.
  5. In a medium sized mixing bowl, mix all ingredients for cottage cheese mixture until eggs are mixed through and parmesan cheese has separated.
  6. Once lasagna noodles are done*, begin assembling lasagna. Spray a 9X13 pan with cooking spray. Put a very light layer of sauce on the bottom of pan, just enough to keep noodles from sticking (1/4 cup should be enough). Lay 3 lasagna noodles over top. Sprinkle ½ cup of shredded havarti cheese over noodles. Spoon ⅓ of cottage cheese mixture over top and gently spread. Layer 3 more noodles. Spoon ⅓ of sauce over top. Spoon another ⅓ of cottage cheese mixture over top. Gently spread mixtures over noodles. Sprinkle ½ cup Italian cheese mixture on top. Layer 3 more noodles. Spoon another ⅓ of sauce over top. Spoon remaining cottage cheese mixture on top. Gently spread mixtures over noodles. Sprinkle another ½ cup of Italian cheese blend. Layer remaining 3 noodles on top. Spread remaining sauce over top of noodles. Sprinkle remaining havarti cheese and Italian cheese blend on top. Sprinkle parmesan cheese over top of lasagna.
  7. Cover lasagna with a layer of foil and bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Remove foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes or until bubbly.
  8. Remove from oven and let sit for 10 minutes before serving. Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 5 days in the fridge or up to 3 months in the freezer.**
Notes
*Follow package directions for cooking. Bake slightly less time, about 2 minutes, so they don't get overcooked in the oven. My package also said to rinse noodles after cooking for best texture.
**Lasagna can be assembled ahead of time and frozen or refrigerated before baking. A frozen lasagna would take 1½-2 hours to bake and a refrigerated lasagna would take about between 1-1¼ hours to bake.
Recipe by Breezy Bakes at https://www.breezybakes.com/gluten-free-classic-meat-lasagna/