Beef Lasagna Florentine Recipe

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Ready in: 1-2 hrs
recipe difficulty 3/5

Difficulty: 3 (1=easiest :: hardest=5)

Serves/Makes: 12

Ingredients:
2 Lasagna pans
1 large box of lasagna noodles (cooked)
2 jars spaghetti sauce
2 pounds ground beef
1 large package frozen leaf or chopped spinach (cooked and drained)
OR
2 cans of spinach drained
1 pound cottage cheese (small curd)
1/2 pound grated Mozzarella cheese
1 small onion chopped fine
2 ribs of celery chopped fine.
***Cheese sauce topping:***
1 pound sharp cheddar cheese
3 tablespoons margarine
3 tablespoons flour
1/2 cup milk (more if needed)

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Directions:

Cook noodles according to instructions on box. Brown the ground beef with chopped onions and celery. Drain and add the spaghetti sauce, season as desired. Cook for at least one half hour. In a double boiler, water in the bottom and margarine in the top. After melted add flour and cook 2-3 minutes. Stir in milk to make a thick sauce.

Add the cheddar cheese and cook about 5 minutes after it has melted.

To assemble, place a couple of spoons of tomato sauce in bottom of pan. Place noodles in pan to cover bottom. Place more sauce on noodles and another layer of noodles cross ways. Add cottage cheese, 1/2 pound in each pan. Add more noodles cross ways of last layer. Squeeze as much water out of spinach as you can and spread on noodles. Add more sauce, remainder of noodles and mozzarella cheese, now the remainder of the sauce.

Top with cheese sauce. bake in oven at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

This recipe from CDKitchen for Beef Lasagna Florentine serves/makes 12

Recipe ID: 12677

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