# @southern_living on TikTok

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.tiktok.com/@southern_living/video/7585790257791044895
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38056744-southern-living-tiktok
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/0b782a7fd8.jpg
- **Posted:** 2025-12-20T04:20:47.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Southern Living (@southern_living) — https://gondola.cc/southern_living

## Caption

Ivy’s family favorite featuring a rather surprising secret ingredient.  Ingredients - 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil - 3/4 lb. ground round (85 /15 ground beef) - 1/2 lb. hot Italian pork sausage - 1/2 cup finely chopped sweet onion (from 1 small onion) - 1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper (from 1 small pepper) - 2 Tbsp. minced garlic, from 6 cloves - 1/4 cup tomato paste (from 1 [6-oz.] can) - 1 (28-oz.) can crushed tomatoes - 2 tsp. Italian seasoning - 1 3/4 tsp. kosher salt, plus more for salting water - 3/4 tsp. granulated sugar - 1/2 tsp. freshly ground black pepper - 1/2 tsp. Worcestershire sauce9 lasagna noodles (from 1 [16-oz.] pkg.) - 1 (16-oz.) container whole-milk small-curd cottage cheese - 18 (3/4-oz.) low-moisture part-skim mozzarella slices - 1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (about 2 oz.) - Fresh basil leaves (optional) Directions 1. Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high. Add ground beef and sausage; cook, stirring to break into small crumbles, until meat starts to brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Add onion and bell pepper; cook, stirring often, until vegetables are soft and meat is browned, about 4 more minutes. Stir in garlic until fragrant, about 1 minute. 2. Stir tomato paste into meat mixture until well coated. Cook, stirring often, until tomato paste starts to caramelize, about 3 minutes. Stir in crushed tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, sugar, and black pepper. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer 20 minutes. Stir in Worcestershire sauce; remove from heat. 3. Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook noodles according to package directions in heavily salted water. Drain noodles well. Spoon 1/2 cup meat sauce in an even layer in the bottom of a 13- x 9-inch baking dish. Place 3 noodles on top of the meat sauce in an even layer; top with about 1 1/2 cups meat sauce. Spread one-third of the cottage cheese (about 1/2 cup) evenly over the meat sauce, and then top with 6 slices mozzarella. Repeat layers 2 more times, topping the last layer of mozzarella with Parmesan. Cover with foil lightly greased with cooking spray. 4. Bake in preheated oven until bubbling around the edges, about 30 minutes. Uncover and bake until cheese is browned in some spots, 25 to 30 minutes more. Remove from oven, and let sit 10 minutes before slicing and serving. Top with basil leaves, if desired. #christmasevedinner #lasagnarecipe #cottagecheese #christmaslasagna 

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- **Comments:** 180

## Tags

lasagnarecipe, christmasevedinner, christmaslasagna, cottagecheese

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