Lasagna (Lasagne?)

I'm debating on whether or not I should undertake the making of my fabulous Lasagna.

It costs around $40 to make, but it weighs at least 10 lbs by the time it's put together and lasts for about a week. Maybe. Depending on how much the bf eats....

3 lbs of mixed ground meats - ground beef, italian sausage (spicy), and ground turkey
around 2 or 3 lbs of cheese - a mix of ricotta and mozzarella mixed with a beaten egg
another 3 lbs of homemade sun-dried tomato marinara
a total of about 2 or 3 lbs of veggies - onion, spinach, garlic, mushrooms, maybe carrot
and 1 lb of lasagna noodles.

How do you make this delicious dish?

I buy the Stouffer's frozen family size for like $15.00.

We used to make it homemade when I was a kid but we got lazy.

I don't make it because I don't really like Lasagna. The whole pasta to the stuff I actually like ratio tends to be way off for me.

Gets a bit greasy from the meat sometimes (if you pack it full like my mom does)

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Originally Posted by Vivi22

I don't make it because I don't really like Lasagna. The whole pasta to the stuff I actually like ratio tends to be way off for me.

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Just make it with sliced eggplant/zucchini in between instead...I'd rather not have all that wheat either

Noxy, come make me meatloaf, nix the onion and instead of ground turkey just more sausage.

Jinksy.

We most def should have a potluck. I imagine it would be tremendous fun.

Also, there's a lot more meat/veggie/sauce/cheese than noodles. That's just a rough estimate. I know a regular box of lasagna noodles is 1 lb, but I probably only use 3/4 of it. And of course they're whole wheat.

And I try getting in as much veggies as I can get away with to kind of offset the cheese, meat & noodles. I usually add fresh spinach to the marinara, but I'm by no means above blending carrots & broccoli into a fine paste just to see the results.

Also. I've only attempted to make meatloaf like 2 times in my life. Turned out really great, actually....OMG Meatloaf. Slice that junk up and grill it (or heat it up in a pan) with brown gravy and make a sammich.

What you need, my dear, is my mom's fudge. I kid you not. My mother is known on several army bases as "The Fudge Lady". Her recipe is diabetic conscious/friendly (my dad has Type 2 diabetes) - it's completely sugar & marshmallow cream free. The only sugar in it is what's in the chocolate she uses. It's very yummy.