I received a request during our 4-week “On Your Side” series in search of deals. Della wrote via e-mail; she just started using generic grocery items and was wondering if she could get the lasagna recipe the woman in our story was making out of store brand products. I got back in touch with Carrie—- and she’s happy to share the recipe!
1 pound ground beef, 1 small chopped green pepper, 1 small chopped onion, 3 cloves of garlic, 1 jar spaghetti sauce, italian seasoning, garlic powder, pepper, 6 lasagna noodles, 2 cups shredded mozzarella cheese, half a cup of parmesan cheese: brown beef, onion, pepper and garlic; drain. Stir in spaghetti sauce and spices to taste. Simmer while boiling the noodels. Now in a skillet, spread 1/4 cup of meat sauce, top with 3 noodles cut to fit as needed. Spread 1/2 of the remaining sauce and 1/2 mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. Top with remaining noodles, meat sauce and parmesan. Cover and heat on medium for 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and cook for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with remaining mozzarella and let stand 10 minutes with skillet cover ajar. Enjoy!
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And I hope you’ll continue to share your own cost-cutting ideas with me and we’ll pass it along to our viewers. Teri tbarr@wisctv.com
