How to Make German Lasagna

German Lasagna is a great mixture of pasta, sauce, cheeses and meat, and it's easy to make. Originally the recipe was called German Meatloaf, but through the years has changed to German Lasagna, as it is so much more than meat loaf.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• 1-lb. box of curly-edged lasagna noodles
• 2½ lbs. of ground beef
• 1 26.5-oz. can of Four Cheese Spaghetti sauce
• 1 26.5-oz. can Garlic and Herb Spaghetti sauce
• 2 boxes of 8-oz. cream cheese
• 1 16-oz. container of sour cream
• 1 2.5-oz. box of onion soup mix--use 1 to 1 1/3 packets soup mix, flavoring with mix until desired taste
• 2 8-oz. packages of shredded 4-cheese mixture, or shredded cheese of your choice
• 2 tsps. of garlic powder
• 2 tsps. of onion powder
• 1 tsp. of salt
• 1 tbs. canola cooking oil
• ½ tsp. butter or margarine
• 12-by-9-by-3 inch lasagna pan
• A large pot to boil lasagna
• A large skillet for browning ground beef
• 2 large mixing bowls
• Aluminum foil

1. Prior to cooking let sour cream and cream cheese soften at room temperature for about 2 hours.

2. Add Canola oil and boil water in large pot.

3. While water heats up, mix sour cream, 1½ boxes (12 oz.)cream cheese, and onion soup mix. Add 1¼ to 1 1/3 packets of onion soup mix, seasoning with it until desired taste.

4. Add lasagna noodles to water and boil until pliable. Do not overcook.

5. Place ground beef in skillet (only about half will fit) and add 1 tsp. garlic powder, 1 tsp. onion powder and ½ tsp. salt. Cook on medium heat until meat is brown throughout.

6. Drain lasagna noodles and allow most of excess water to dry.

7. Drain grease from ground beef, then repeat step four for the second half of ground beef.

8. Mix ground beef and spaghetti sauces in large mixing bowl.

9. Grease lasagna pan with butter or margarine.

10. Place lasagna noodles along bottom of pan, layer with cream cheese, sour cream and soup mixture. Then add a layer of ground beef and sauce mixture.

11. Repeat Step 9 until all (or most of) noodles and 2 mixtures are used.

12. Layer top with the 2 packages of shredded 4-cheeses.

13. Cover lasagna pan with aluminum foil.

14. Cook in preheated oven at 350 degrees F for about 1 hour, depending on oven.

15. Carefully remove pan from oven and allow to cool for about 20 minutes before cutting and serving.

16. Serve and enjoy! Makes about 9 servings.

Tips & Warnings

• Serve with hot garlic bread if desired
• Serve with vegetable of your choice
• Meat lovers serving suggestion: serve a side dish of cooked hot sausage links in 1 26.5-oz. can of green pepper and mushroom spaghetti sauce.
• Do not overcook lasagna noodles.
• Be sure to allow cooked lasagna to cool before cutting. This will allow lasagna to settle and help hold it together when cutting and serving.

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on 9/12/2009 Thanks so much, jenng! Try it;I think you'll love it!

[jenng]

on 9/10/2009 Great article on How to Make German Lasagna 5*

[mary-michelle]

on 8/5/2009 Sorry, but there is no such thing as German lasagna! Having spent many years in Germany, I never heard of a German lasagna. The term lasagna itself is Italian and this is where lasagna comes from. (By the way, Germans don't cook with cream cheese and sour cream, this is an American thing.) Nevertheless, it looks like a delicious recipe!

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on 4/7/2009 Enjoy, Rick! I think you'll love it.

[rickmac]

on 4/1/2009 This sounds out of this world. I'm going to get my old oven stoked for this one.