Cream Cheese Lasagna

Step 1

Place a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and break it apart with a wooden spoon. Once you have it in small chunks, add the onion.Continue to cook, crumbling the beef more as it cooks, until beef is no longer pink.Drain off any grease.

Step 2

Place skillet back over medium-high heat and add garlic. Cook 1 minute.

Step 3

Add remaining sauce ingredients. Turn heat down to maintain a simmer. Simmer for 25 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 4

While sauce is simmering, cook lasagna noodles according to package directions. Drain.

Step 5

In a medium bowl, stir together cream cheese, cottage or ricotta cheese and eggs until smooth.

Step 6

Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.

Step 7

Spread about 3/4 cup of sauce in the bottom of the baking dish. Arrange 3 noodles on top of the sauce.

Step 8

Spread 1/3 of the cream cheese mixture on top of the noodles. Sprinkle with 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.Spread a little less than half the remaining sauce over the cheese.Scatter the pepperoni slices evenly on top.

Step 9

Do another layer of noodles, cream cheese mixture (use half of the remaining), and 1 cup of mozzarella cheese.Top with sauce, leaving about 1/3 a cup of sauce to use for the top.

Step 10

Place the final layer of noodles on, spread with cream cheese mixture and the remaining 1/3 cup of sauce.Sprinkle the rest of the mozzarella cheese on top along with the Parmesan cheese.

Step 11

Cover with foil. (Spray the underside of the foil with cooking spray so that it does not stick to the cheese.)Bake for 45 minutes.Uncover and bake another 10 minutes.

Step 12

Sprinkle with parsley. Let sit for 10 minutes before slicing.